Angel of Mercy

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Story of Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.Story of Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.Story of Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.

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John Nesbitt

Narrator
(voice)

Oscar Apfel

Red Cross Representative
(uncredited)

William Bailey

Recruiting Sergeant
(uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Nurse
(uncredited)

Cliff Danielson

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Sara Haden

Clara Barton
(uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Mother
(uncredited)

Barry Norton

President Garfield's Secretary
(uncredited)

Ann Rutherford

Sister of Dead Soldier
(uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

James A. Garfield
(uncredited)

Director
- Edward L. Cahn
Writer
- Herman Boxer
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Trivia
Re-released in 1942 as 'Flag of Mercy' with new framework footage relating it to America's involvement in World War Two.

Goofs
The narrator states Clara Barton was turned away at the recruiting office by a sergeant, but the character is wearing the insignia of a captain.

Quotes
[first lines]
Narrator: Since the first caveman hit his sweetheart over the head with a club, the passing parade has been run by men. But never has this been more of a man's world than it was in the days of Queen Victoria. A woman was supposed to faint if you winked at them. Yes, a woman might work for her living - but never a lady. Land sakes, no. You made samplers, painted china, raised babies, did your cooking, went twice to church on Sundays, used twelve yards of silk in a party dress, wore seven underskirts - and if you were an old maid, you might even be allowed twenty dollars a month for teaching school. Yes, men ran the world.

Connections
Edited into Flag of Mercy (1942)

It's a ten minute biopic of Clara Barton who founded the American Red Cross. During the Civil War, Clara decides to leave the comforts of home for the blood-soaked war frontlines. At first, she is ostracized by the social class and dismissed by the military. Women have no place in a war. They are too delicate. She charges ahead anyways. When the International Red Cross is founded, the US is the last country not signed on. Clara had hopes for newly elected president James Garfield. He was a general during the war and had worked with her. Her hopes are dashed when he gets assassinated.

I'm sure that this subject could be a compelling full length movie. It's old fashion with an old fashion narration. It's melodramatic but sometimes, it's worth the treatment. All in all, it's informative and somewhat touching.