11 Oct 2023
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Top Billed Cast
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)
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