That Mothers Might Live (1938)
1938 · 0h 10m · Drama
Genres: Drama
That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his discovery of the need for cleanliness in 19th-century maternity wards, thereby significantly decreasing maternal mortality, and of his…
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Writers: Herman Boxer
Music by: David Snell
Cinematography: Harold Rosson
Cast
John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)Shepperd Strudwick as Dr. SemmelweisRudolph Anders as Doctor (uncredited)King Baggot as Passerby (uncredited)William Bailey as Passerby (uncredited)Barbara Bedford as Nun Reading Book (uncredited)Ralph Brooks as Medical Student at Lecture (uncredited)Mary Howard as Young Stricken Mother (uncredited)Leonard Penn as Semmelweis' Assistant (uncredited)Beatrice Roberts as Passerby (uncredited)Edward Van Sloan as Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)E. Alyn Warren as Professor (uncredited)More like this
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