Angel of Mercy

Angel of Mercy

🎞️ Movie 10 min US
โ˜… 6.5 /10 1939

It historically has been a man's world. But in 1861, seeing young soldiers fighting in the American Civil War die unneedlessly due solely to lack of timely medical care in the army hospitals, Clara Barton, rallying other women around her, fought to have women working in army hospitals to prevent those unneedless deaths. But the war comes and goes with some army nurses among the dead due to no fighting men recognizing the sanctity of hospitals as a safe place for medical aide, and Barton's fight still balked at by many men in power as army hospitals a place not suitable for the weaker sex. Barton retires to Switzerland, where a new international organization has been formed to provide humanitarian relief, much of it during war time and much of it being medical aide. The United States is one of the few countries who has not recognized the organization, which bears as its symbol a red cross. But Barton returns to the United States and with the assistance of old relationships and a few more wars along the way, is able ultimately to establish the American Red Cross, which would provide a recognizable symbol of humanitarian aide which is respected by all, even during a war.

Cast

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John Nesbitt
Narrator
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
Red Cross Representative
William Bailey
William Bailey
Recruiting Sergeant
Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
Nurse
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Cliff Danielson
Minor Role
Sara Haden
Sara Haden
Clara Barton
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
Mother
Barry Norton
Barry Norton
President Garfield's Secretary
Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford
Sister of Dead Soldier
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
James A. Garfield
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David Snell
Composer
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Robert Pittack
Cinematographer