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That Mothers Might Live( 1938)

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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).

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      John Nesbitt

      Narrator (voice)

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      Shepperd Strudwick

      Dr. Semmelweis

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      Rudolph Anders

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      King Baggot

      Passerby (uncredited)

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      William Bailey

      Passerby (uncredited)

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      Barbara Bedford

      Nun Reading Book (uncredited)

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      Ralph Brooks

      Medical Student at Lecture (uncredited)

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      Mary Howard

      Young Stricken Mother (uncredited)

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      Leonard Penn

      Semmelweis' Assistant (uncredited)

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      Beatrice Roberts

      Passerby (uncredited)

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      Edward Van Sloan

      Hospital Chief of Staff (uncredited)

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      E. Alyn Warren

      Professor (uncredited)

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    Facts

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    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • infection
    • death in childbirth
    • washing hands
    • germs
    • maternity
    • child birth
    • sanitation