The White Angel (1936)
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
Top billed cast
Kay FrancisFlorence Nightingale
Ian HunterFuller
Donald WoodsCharles Cooper
Nigel BruceDr. West
Donald CrispDr. Hunt
Henry O'NeillDr. Scott
Billy MauchTommy
Charles Croker-KingMr. Nightingale
Phoebe FosterElizabeth Herbert
George CurzonSidney Herbert
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