Victory and Peace
'Nurse saves captain from invading Germans and is saved herself when he leads counter-attack.' (British Film Catalogue)
'Nurse saves captain from invading Germans and is saved herself when he leads counter-attack.' (British Film Catalogue)
Matheson Lang
Edward Arkwright
Marie Lohr
Barbara Rowntree
James Carew
Karl Hoffman
Ellen Terry
Widow Weaver
Renee Mayer
Jenny Banks
Hayford Hobbs
Charlie Caine
Frederick Kerr
Sir Richard Arkwright
Jose Collins
Madge Brierley
Sam Livesey
Captain Schiff
'Nurse saves captain from invading Germans and is saved herself when he leads counter-attack.' (British Film Catalogue)
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