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The White Angel is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Dieterle released in USA on 4 july 1936 with Kay Francis

The White Angel (1936)

The White Angel
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Released in USA 4 july 1936
Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Biography,    Historical
Rating65% 3.2938953.2938953.2938953.2938953.293895

The White Angel is a 1936 American historical drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Kay Francis. The film depicts Florence Nightingale's pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War.

Synopsis

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale (Kay Francis) decides to become a nurse, puzzling her upper-class family. She travels to Germany to the only nursing school. The training is arduous, but she endures and graduates. When she returns home, however, no one is willing to employ her.

Actors

Kay Francis

(Florence Nightingale)Ian Hunter

(Fuller)Donald Woods

(Charles Cooper)Nigel Bruce

(Dr. West)Donald Crisp

(Dr. Hunt)
And :
Henry O'Neill
Billy Mauch et Bobby Mauch
Montagu Love
E. E. Clive
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