British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son of a former patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, she helps him flee to Holland. Outraged at the number of soldiers detained in the camps, Edith, along with a group of sympathizers, devises a plan to help the prisoners escape. As the group works to free the soldiers, Edith must keep her activities secret from the Germans
Released: Aug 31, 1939
Runtime: 97 minutes
Stars: Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver, George Sanders, May Robson, Zasu Pitts, H.B. Warner
Crew: Herbert Wilcox (Director), Edith Cavell (Novel), Reginald Berkeley (Story), Michael Hogan (Writer), Freddie Young (Director of Photography), Joseph H. August (Director of Photography)