That Mothers Might Live
1938 | 10m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
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| Writer: | Herman Boxer |
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| That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his discovery of the need for cleanliness in 19th-century maternity wards, thereby significantly decreasing maternal mortality, and of his struggle to gain acceptance of his idea. Although Semmelweis ultimately failed in his lifetime, later scientific luminaries advanced his work in spirit like microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who provided a scientific theoretical explanation of Semmelweis' observations by helping develop the germ theory of disease and the British surgeon, Dr. Joseph Lister who revolutionized medicine putting Pasteur's research to practical use. In 1939, at the 11th Academy Awards, the film won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). | |
| Release Date: | Apr 30, 1938 |
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| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
| Writer: | Herman Boxer |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | infection, death in childbirth, washing hands, germs, maternity, child birth, sanitation |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Nesbitt | Narrator (voice) |
| Shepperd Strudwick | Dr. Semmelweis |
| Rudolph Anders | Doctor (uncredited) |
| King Baggot | Passerby (uncredited) |
| William Bailey | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | Nun Reading Book (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Medical Student at Lecture (uncredited) |
| Mary Howard | Young Stricken Mother (uncredited) |
| Leonard Penn | Semmelweis' Assistant (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Roberts | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Edward Van Sloan | Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited) |
| E. Alyn Warren | Professor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Fred Zinnemann | Director |
| David Snell | Music |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Herman Boxer | Screenplay |
| George Bassman | Orchestrator |
| Leonid Raab | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
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| John Nesbitt | Producer |
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