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That Mothers Might Live

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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,…

DirectorFred Zinnemann
WriterHerman Boxer
ProducerJohn Nesbitt

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Cast · Directed by Fred Zinnemann

JN
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
SSShepperd Strudwick
Shepperd Strudwick
Dr. Semmelweis
RARudolph Anders
Rudolph Anders
Doctor (uncredited)
KBKing Baggot
King Baggot
Passerby (uncredited)
WBWilliam Bailey
William Bailey
Passerby (uncredited)
BBBarbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
Nun Reading Book (uncredited)
RB
Ralph Brooks
Medical Student at Lecture (uncredited)
MHMary Howard
Mary Howard
Young Stricken Mother (uncredited)
LPLeonard Penn
Leonard Penn
Semmelweis' Assistant (uncredited)
BRBeatrice Roberts
Beatrice Roberts
Passerby (uncredited)
ESEdward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan
Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)
EWE. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren
Professor (uncredited)

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