Flag of Mercy

Jan 31, 1942

0h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

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)

Genres

History

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Narrator

John Nesbitt

Clara Barton

Sara Haden

Recruiting Sergeant

William Bailey

Nurse

Barbara Bedford

Rich Man in Prologue

Harold Miller

Clara's Student

Ann Rutherford

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