The White Angel
6.6
“Her heart was too big for one man to possess! One world was too small to share all her love!”
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
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Cast
122 people
Kay Francis
Florence Nightingale
Known for
Trouble in Paradise
One Way Passage
Ian Hunter
Fuller
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Donald Woods
Charles Cooper
Known for
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
13 Ghosts
Nigel Bruce
Dr. West
Known for
Rebecca
Suspicion
Donald Crisp
Dr. Hunt
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Man from Laramie
Henry O'Neill
Dr. Scott
Known for
The Reckless Moment
Jezebel
Billy Mauch
Tommy
Also in
The Prince and the Pauper
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Charles Croker-King
Mr. Nightingale
Also in
One Exciting Night
The Priory School
Phoebe Foster
Elizabeth Herbert
Known for
Anna Karenina
Dinner at Eight
George Curzon
Sidney Herbert
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Young and Innocent
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Nightingale
Known for
Hail the Conquering Hero
The Count of Monte Cristo
Ara Gerald
Ella Stephens
Also in
The Door Knocker
William Dieterle Director · Mordaunt Shairp Screenplay Heinz Roemheld Composer
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $506K · United States release June 25, 1936
Box office
Budget
$506,000
Worldwide gross
$1,416,000
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 25, 1936
Limited theatrical · New York City
United States
July 4, 1936 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 26, 1936 · Theatrical
Finland
November 26, 1936 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 15, 1936 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 25, 1937 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 8, 1937 · Theatrical
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