The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

Overview: Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence gains a reputation for being devoted to the care of wounded soldiers and for pioneering higher standards for sanitary hospital conditions.

Starring: Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Gladys Young, Felix Aylmer

Categories: Drama