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Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

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Many of the "preparedness" films of the years just prior to World War II sidestepped censorship by depicting past outrages of the Germans. Such a film was British producer Herbert Wilcox's Hollywood production Nurse Edith Cavell, in which Wilcox's future wife Anna Neagle portrayed the titular martyred Englishwoman. Ms. Neagle plays the legendary Ms. Cavell as a candidate for Canonization. Her selfless efforts to rescue refugee soldiers from World War I Belgium results in her being arrested on

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Drama

Directed By: Herbert Wilcox

Cast

Anna Neagle
Nurse Edith Cavell
Edna May Oliver
Countess de Mavon
George Sanders
Capt. Heinrichs
May Robson
Mme. Rappard
H.B. Warner
Mr. Gibson
Sophie Stewart
Sister Watkins
Mary Howard
Nurse O'Brien
Robert Coote
Bungey
Martin Kosleck
Pierre
Lionel Royce
Gen. Von Ehrhardt
Jimmy Butler
Jean Rappard
Rex Downing
Francois Rappard
Henry Brandon
Lt. Schultz
Fritz Leiber
Sadi Kirschen
Gilbert Emery
Brad Whitlock
Lucien Prival
Lt. Schmidt
Richard Deane
Lt. Wilson
Bert Roach
George Moulin
Halliwell Hobbes
British Chaplain
Ernst Deutsch
Dr. Schroeder Public Pr...
Egon Brecher
Dr. Gunther
Will Kaufman
Baron von Weser
Gustav von Seyffertitz
President of Trial Cour...
Zasu Pitts
Mme. Moulin
Frank Reicher
Baron von Bissing
Henry Victor
Jaubec
Joseph DeStefani
Manager

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EXCELLENT WAR FILM ABOUT THE DEDICATION OF NURSES TO THE WAR EFFORT. GOOD CAST, WELL ACTED AND EDNA MAY OLIVER IS ESPECIALLY GOOD. NICE SCORE, WELL EDITED.

July 24, 2005

James Higgins

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