That Mothers Might Live
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That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. In 1939, at the 11th Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).[1][2]
Plot
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.[3] 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 Dr. Joseph Lister, who revolutionized medicine by putting Pasteur's research to practical use.
Cast
- Shepperd Strudwick as Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis (as Sheppard Strudwick)
- John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)
References
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- 1938 films
- 1938 drama films
- 1938 short films
- American drama short films
- American black-and-white films
- Biographical films about physicians
- Biographical films about scientists
- Films directed by Fred Zinnemann
- Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
- Films scored by David L. Snell
- English-language drama short films