18 Oct 2024
The Last Expedition
The true story of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the first woman in the world and the first person from Poland to climb the highest peaks on earth, told by herself.
Flag of Mercy
The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relate the story to America's involvement in World War II. Edited from Angel of Mercy (1939)
Top Billed Cast
John Nesbitt Narrator
Sara Haden Clara Barton
William Bailey Recruiting Sergeant
Barbara Bedford Nurse
Harold Miller Rich Man in Prologue
Ann Rutherford Clara's Student
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