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Life in Her Hands

  • 1951
  • 58m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Kathleen Byron in Life in Her Hands (1951)
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A woman blames herself for her husband's death. To overcome her grief and her guilt she becomes a nurse but then a patient dies while under her care.A woman blames herself for her husband's death. To overcome her grief and her guilt she becomes a nurse but then a patient dies while under her care.A woman blames herself for her husband's death. To overcome her grief and her guilt she becomes a nurse but then a patient dies while under her care.

  • Director
    • Philip Leacock
  • Writers
    • Monica Dickens
    • Anthony Steven
  • Stars
    • Kathleen Byron
    • Bernadette O'Farrell
    • Jacqueline Charles
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    12
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philip Leacock
    • Writers
      • Monica Dickens
      • Anthony Steven
    • Stars
      • Kathleen Byron
      • Bernadette O'Farrell
      • Jacqueline Charles
    • 1User review
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    Kathleen Byron
    Kathleen Byron
    • Ann Peters
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    • Mary Gordon
    Jacqueline Charles
    • Michele Rennie
    Jenny Laird
    Jenny Laird
    • Matron
    Robert Long
    • Jack Wilson
    Grace Gavin
    • Sister McTavish
    Jean Anderson
    Jean Anderson
    • Night Sister
    Joan Maude
    Joan Maude
    • Sister Tutor
    Elwyn Brook-Jones
    • Surgeon
    Iris Ballard
    • Nurse Soper
    Grace Arnold
    Grace Arnold
    • Children's Sister
    Paul Dupuis
    Paul Dupuis
    • Lecturer
    • (uncredited)
    Susan Richmond
    • Mrs. Wilson
    • (uncredited)
    Audrey Teesdale
    • Aggie Arthurs
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Ward
    • Ralph
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Philip Leacock
    • Writers
      • Monica Dickens
      • Anthony Steven
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    6malcolmgsw

    Last film from the Crown Film Unit

    This film is currently showing on the BFI Player.It stars Kathleen Byron who plays a woman who blames herself for her husband's death in a car accident.To cope with her guilt she decided to become a nurse.The film deals with the training of nurses.Obviously made for recruitment purposes it nevertheless is of interest for its look at the embryonic national heath service.

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      Final film of Joan Maude.
    • Quotes

      Sister Tutor: [of Mary] I think she has a vocation.

      Matron: Too many girls think they can escape their personal problems by becoming a nurse. They are soon disillusioned.

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    • Release date
      • June 1951 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Crown Film Unit
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    • Runtime
      • 58m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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