The Fight for Life (1940)
1940 · 1h 9m · Drama
Genres: Drama
The Fight for Life was documentary filmmaker Pare Lorentz' first "dramatic" film, utilizing the talents of several top New York stage actors. A tribute to the Chicago Maternity Center and its efforts to provide the best possible care for destitute mothers, the film is based on the book of the same…
Director: Pare Lorentz
Writers: Pare Lorentz
Music by: Louis Gruenberg
Cinematography: Floyd Crosby
Cast
Myron McCormick as Dr. O’DonnellStorrs Haynes as HansonWill Geer as BallouDudley Digges as ChefarztDorothy Adams as The Young WomanDorothy Urban as The GrandmotherEffie Anderson as The ReceptionistWoody Guthrie as Citizen (uncredited)More like this
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