The White Angel

The White Angel

Director: William Dieterle Cast: Kay Francis
Kay Francis
, Donald Woods
Donald Woods
, Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce
, Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
William Dieterle
The White Angel

The White Angel

Director: William Dieterle Cast: Kay Francis
Kay Francis
, Donald Woods
Donald Woods
, Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce
, Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
William Dieterle

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Overview

Briefly breaking away from her high-gloss modern soap operas, Kay Francis stars as Florence Nightingale in this reverent Warner Bros. biopic. The screenplay concentrates on Nightingale's humanitarian activities during the Crimean War of 1854-55. Defiant in the face of military bureaucracy and the male hierarchy, she organizes a volunteer group of nurses to tend to the military wounded, and also works tirelessly to update and improve the primitive, almost barbaric medical conditions of the Victorian Era. Of the supporting characters, only Ian Hunter as Fuller evinces any sort of humanity; the rest, especially Montague Love, are grim-visaged stereotypes. Critics were unkind to Kay Francis' performance in White Angel, with the New York Times speaking for many by suggesting that Francis was too overwhelmed by the historical importance of her character to deliver a believable performance. By today's standards, however, Francis is most effective despite her miscasting, delivering her difficult speeches with quiet and assured eloquence.

Product Details

Release Date: 08/25/2015
UPC: 0888574294236
Original Release: 1936
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:32:00
Sales rank: 7,271

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Kay Francis Florwence Nightingale
Donald Woods Charles Cooper
Nigel Bruce Dr. West
Donald Crisp Dr. Hunt
Henry O'Neill Dr. Scott
George Curzon Sir Sidney Herbert
Phoebe Foster Elizabeth Herbert,Doctor
Charles Croker-King Mr. Nightingale
Georgia Caine Mrs. Nightingale
Billy Mauch Tommy
Lillian Kemble-Cooper Parthe Nightingale
Ara Gerald Mrs. Ella Stevens
Montagu Love Mr. Bullock
Halliwell Hobbes Lord Raglan
Frank Conroy Mr. LeFroy
Eily Malyon Sister Columbo
Egon Brecher Pastor Fieldner
Barbara Leonard Minna
Fay Holden Queen Victoria
Ferdinand Munier Alexis Soyer
Tempe Pigott Mrs. Waters
Daisy Belmore Nurse
Alma Lloyd Nurse
May Beatty Nurse
Kathrin Clare Ward Nurse
Lawrence Grant Colonel
Nelson McDowell Superintendent of Hospital
Eric Wilton Servant
Robert Bolder Doctor
James May Doctor
Harry Cording Storekeeper
Charles Irwin Soldier
Clyde Cook Soldier
Harry Allen Soldier
Tempe Piggott Mrs. Waters
George Kirby Soldier
Vesey O'Davoren Thompson, Butler
Ian Hunter Fuller

Technical Credits
William Dieterle Director
Mordaunt Shairp Screenwriter
Michael Jacoby Screenwriter
Henry Blanke Producer
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