The Gentle Touch (1956)
This British drama is a soft-pedalled paean to the nursing profession. The story takes place in a large hospital, where several aspiring nurses receive their training. Special attention is paid to novice nurse Pat (Delphi Lawrence), who is more concerned with landing a wealthy husband than ministering to the sick, and fellow trainee Susan (Belinda Lee), who is torn between marrying her doctor-lover or continuing her studies. Mandy Miller, one of Britain's best child performers, is effectively cast as a dying heart patient. The Feminine Touch is based on a novel by Sheila MacKay Russell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- George Baker, Belinda Lee, (more)
- Director(s):
- Pat Jackson
Synopsis of The Gentle Touch
This British drama is a soft-pedalled paean to the nursing profession. The story takes place in a large hospital, where several aspiring nurses receive their training. Special attention is paid to novice nurse Pat (Delphi Lawrence), who is more concerned with landing a wealthy husband than ministering to the sick, and fellow trainee Susan (Belinda Lee), who is torn between marrying her doctor-lover or continuing her studies. Mandy Miller, one of Britain's best child performers, is effectively cast as a dying heart patient. The Feminine Touch is based on a novel by Sheila MacKay Russell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Gentle Touch
- George Baker - Dr. Jim Alcott
- Delphi Lawrence - Pat Martin
- Henryetta Edwards - Ann Bowland
- Diana Wynyard - The Matron
- Beatrice Varley - Sister Snow
- Vivienne Drummond - Second-year Nurse
- Richard Leech - Casualty Doctor
- Dandy Nichols - The Skivvy
- Joss Ambler - Bateman
- Mandy - Jessie
- Madge Brindley
- Margaret Halstan
- Rosamund Waring
- John Warren
- Molly Hamley-Clifford
- Belinda Lee - Susan Richards
- Adrienne Corri - Maureen O'Brien
- Barbara Archer - Liz Jenkins
- Joan Haythorne - Home Sister
- Constance Fraser - Assistant Matron
- Christopher Rhodes - Dr. Ted Russell
- Newton Blick - Lofty
- Mark Daly - The Gardener
- Joan Carroll - Theater Sister
- Dorothy Alison - The Suicide
- Helen Burls
- Shirley Lawrence
- Iris Russell
- John Orchard
- Director(s):
- Pat Jackson
- Writer(s):
- Ian McCormick
- Producer(s):
- Jack Rix, Michael Balcon
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