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That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live (1938)

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This short film tells the story of Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865), the Hungarian physician who was the first to realize that the deaths of new mothers could be significantly reduced simply by requiring doctors to wash their hands before treating a patient.

Updated May 29 2020

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Keywords:

infection death in childbirth washing hands germs maternity child birth

FACTS

Runtime: 10 mins Rating: 5.5

Cast

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Shepperd Strudwick

Shepperd Strudwick

Dr. Semmelweis

William Bailey

William Bailey

Passerby (uncredited)

E. Alyn Warren

E. Alyn Warren

Professor (uncredited)

Rudolph Anders

Rudolph Anders

Doctor (uncredited)

Mary Howard

Mary Howard

Young Stricken Mother (uncredited)

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Semmelweis' Assistant (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Nun Reading Book (uncredited)

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Crew

Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann

Director

Harold Rosson

Harold Rosson

Director of Photography

Leonid Raab

Leonid Raab

Orchestrator

David Snell

David Snell

Music

George Bassman

George Bassman

Orchestrator

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Producer

Herman Boxer

Herman Boxer

Screenplay

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