The White Angel (1936): Cast
The White Angel is a 1936 drama directed by William Dieterle, starring Mary Forbes as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited), Kay Francis and Elspeth Dudgeon. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The White Angel About?
The premise of The White Angel without spoilers.
Her generous heart cannot be contained by a single lover, and her boundless love outgrows the world she knows. Set in Victorian England, the film follows Florence Nightingale as her groundbreaking nursing reforms gradually overturn the era’s view of nurses, lifting the once‑disreputable profession toward respect and dignity.
The White Angel Themes & Keywords
· 19 tags- 1850s
- florence nightingale character
- balaclava russia
- war injury
- reporter
- soldier
- henry wadsworth longfellow
- historical event
- hospital
- scutari turkey
- doctor
- nursing school
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- battle
- crimean war
- nurse
- cholera
- queen victoria
- gunfire
- typhoid fever
The White Angel Cast & Characters
Mary Forbes leads the cast as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited), with Kay Francis as Florence Nightingale and Elspeth Dudgeon as Lady Disapproving of Florence #2 (uncredited). Directed by William Dieterle; 122 actors are credited in all.
- Director William Dieterle
- Mary Forbes as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
- Kay Francis as Florence Nightingale
- Elspeth Dudgeon as Lady Disapproving of Florence #2 (uncredited)
- Mrs. Wilfrid North as Lady Disapproving of Florence #3 (uncredited)
Also Starring in The White Angel
· 118 more- Georgia Caine Mrs. Nightingale
- Lillian Kemble-Cooper Parthenope Nightingale
- Henry O'Neill Dr. Scott
- Ian Wolfe Patient (uncredited)
- Donald Crisp Dr. Hunt
- Nigel Bruce Dr. West
- Mary Gordon Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
- Edmund Mortimer Officer at Minister's Meeting (uncredited)
- Wilfred Lucas Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
- Harry Cording Hospital Storekeeper (uncredited)
- Paul Panzer Patient (uncredited)
- Olaf Hytten Orderly in Hunt's Office (uncredited)
- George Curzon Sidney Herbert
- Charles Coleman Sentry at Balaclava Hospital (uncredited)
- Tom Wilson Man 'Cooking' Shirts (uncredited)
- Holmes Herbert War Minister (uncredited)
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- Eric Wilton Servant Getting Nurse (uncredited)
- Herbert Evans Porter (uncredited)
- Halliwell Hobbes Lord Raglan
- Charles Irwin Soldier Wanting to Say Goodbye (uncredited)
- Wilson Benge Jones (uncredited)
- Ian Hunter Fuller
- John J. Richardson Cook Reporting to Jones (uncredited)
- Lionel Belmore Captain (uncredited)
- Montagu Love Mr. Bullock
- E. E. Clive Dr. Smith (uncredited)
- Frank Baker Customs Inspector (uncredited)
- Donald Woods Charles Cooper
- Jimmy Aubrey Sentry (uncredited)
- Robert R. Stephenson Soldier (uncredited)
- Egon Brecher Pastor Fliedner
- Lawrence Grant Colonel (uncredited)
- Eily Malyon Sister Colomba
- C. Montague Shaw Old Officer (uncredited)
- Frank Conroy Mr. Le Froy
- Crauford Kent Orderly in Raglan's Office (uncredited)
- James May Doctor (uncredited)
- Boyd Irwin Inspector (uncredited)
- Clyde Cook Perkins (uncredited)
- Zeffie Tilbury Woman Donating Sheets (uncredited)
- Houseley Stevenson Surgeon (uncredited)
- Ferdinand Munier Alexis Soyer
- Gordon Hart War Minister (uncredited)
- Edwin Stanley
- Tiny Jones Woman Donating Soup (uncredited)
- Harry Allen Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited)
- Tempe Pigott Mrs. Waters
- John Rogers Patient (uncredited)
- Fay Holden Queen Victoria (uncredited)
- Cecil Weston Nurse (uncredited)
- Lon Poff Minor Role (uncredited)
- George Kirby Soldier (uncredited)
- Fred Walton Doctor (uncredited)
- Reginald Sheffield Patient (uncredited)
- Nelson McDowell Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
- May Beatty Nurse (uncredited)
- Louis King Secretary (uncredited)
- Harry Stubbs Sergeant (uncredited)
- Kathrin Clare Ward Nurse (uncredited)
- John Power Doctor (uncredited)
- Lowden Adams Secretary (uncredited)
- Lionel Pape War Minister (uncredited)
- Yorke Sherwood Constable with Mrs. Waters (uncredited)
- Neil Fitzgerald Officer in Barracks (uncredited)
- Douglas Gordon Orderly (uncredited)
- Helena Phillips Evans Nurse (uncredited)
- Vesey O'Davoren Thompson (uncredited)
- Robert Bolder Doctor (uncredited)
- Art Foster Doctor (uncredited)
- Barbara Leonard Minna
- Frank Elliott Officer in Barracks (uncredited)
- J. Gunnis Davis Secretary (uncredited)
- Cyril Thornton Sick Woman's Husband (uncredited)
- Alec Harford Times Office Clerk (uncredited)
- David Cavendish Orderly in Scott's Office (uncredited)
- George Bunny Coachman (uncredited)
- Helena Grant Sick Woman (uncredited)
- Joseph R. Tozer Messenger From Queen (uncredited)
- Thomas A. Curran Officer in Barracks (uncredited)
- Lillian Worth Woman Donating Bandages (uncredited)
- Alma Lloyd Nurse (uncredited)
- Rita Carlyle Mrs. Mellon (uncredited)
- Billy Griffith Orderly (uncredited)
- Daisy Belmore Nurse (uncredited)
- Gerald Rogers Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
- Milton Owen Soldier (uncredited)
- Henry Mowbray Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
- Edith Kingdon Woman Concerned About Donations (uncredited)
- Harold Howard Orderly (uncredited)
- Billy Mauch Tommy
- Phoebe Foster Elizabeth Herbert
- Leo McCabe Patient (uncredited)
- George Broughton Corporal (uncredited)
- Doreen Munroe Applicant (uncredited)
- Gardner James Patient (uncredited)
- Harrington Reynolds Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
- Dan Maxwell Sergeant (uncredited)
- Raymond Lawrence Officer in Barracks (uncredited)
- John C. McCallum Secretary (uncredited)
- Hugh Saxon Gardener (uncredited)
- Robert Hale Orderly (uncredited)
- Charles Croker-King Mr. Nightingale
- Ann Shaw Nurse (uncredited)
- Fay Chaldecott Praying Child in Cottage (uncredited)
- Silvia Vaughan Praying Child's Mother (uncredited)
- Edith Ellison Old Woman (uncredited)
- E.L. Fisher-Smith Soldier (uncredited)
- Dorothy Arville Nurse (uncredited)
- Bob Corey Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
- Rose Hughes Minor Role (uncredited)
- Jerry Larkin
- Ara Gerald Ella Stephens
- W.H. Davis Old Man (uncredited)
- Hugh Gee Soldier (uncredited)
- Maud Shearer Applicant (uncredited)
- Elizabeth Weiner Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)
- Emmy Weinniemach Deaconness (uncredited)
- Kit Townsend
The White Angel Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Schwester Florence” and “Anjo de Piedade”.
- Also known as
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- Schwester Florence
- Anjo de Piedade
- O Anjo de Caridade
- Den hvide engel
- O lefkos angelos
- Fehér angyal
- L'angelo bianco
- Bialy aniol
- O Anjo Branco
- Den vita ängeln
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The White Angel FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The White Angel, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The White Angel?
The White Angel runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was The White Angel released?
The White Angel was released on June 25, 1936.
Who directed The White Angel?
The White Angel was directed by William Dieterle.
More films by William Dieterle Who is in the cast of The White Angel?
The White Angel stars Mary Forbes as Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited), Kay Francis as Florence Nightingale and Elspeth Dudgeon as Lady Disapproving of Florence #2 (uncredited), among 122 credited actors.
Does The White Angel have a post-credit scene?
No. The White Angel has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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