Angels of Mercy
Short film in support of the Red Cross showing civilian volunteers'work, radio and movie personalities at a fund-raising gala and encouraging recruitment. Deanna Durbin performs a song dedicated to the nurses.
- Runtime
- 5m
- Released
- 1940
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1940
Storyline
Short film in support of the Red Cross showing civilian volunteers'work, radio and movie personalities at a fund-raising gala and encouraging recruitment. Deanna Durbin performs a song dedicated to the nurses.
Top credits
Deanna Durbin — Self (performer)
Don Ameche — Self - Performer
Edward Arnold — Self (gala attendant)
Gene Autry — Self (performer)
Did you know
• The Red Cross benefit radio show shown in this short subject prior to Deanna singing took place on June 22, 1940 at Warner Bros. Stage 6 (later renamed Sunset Bronston Studios). Source : original program from the show.
• Ths song Deanna sings in this Red Cross short is "The Rose of No-Man's Land", which was written during World War I to homage the Red Cross nurses. Originally a French song, it was written in 1918 as La Rose Sous les Boulets (The Rose Under the Bullets) by Louis Delamarre. The same year an English version with lyrics by Jack Caddigan and James Alexander Brennan was published; this is the one Deanna performs.
User reviews
Angels of Mercy - a recovered treasure for Deanna Durbin fans
Technical specs
- Color
- Black and White
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