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The Blue Veil (1947)
In 1914, in the first months of World War I, Louise Jarraud loses her husband, killed on the front. Shortly after, she gives birth to a baby, who soon dies. Devastated by this double misfortune, Louise decides to dedicate her life to caring for the children of others. She becomes a nurse with several employers, giving her affection to little boys or girls. A widower and another man propose to her but she refuses twice determined as she is to live only for the children in her charge.
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In 1914, in the first months of World War I, Louise Jarraud loses her husband, killed on the front. Shortly after, she gives birth to a baby, who soon dies. Devastated by this double misfortune, Louise decides to dedicate her life to caring for the children of others. She becomes a nurse with several employers, giving her affection to little boys or girls. A widower and another man propose to her but she refuses twice determined as she is to live only for the children in her charge.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:François Campaux
In Theaters:10/1/1947
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Runtime:112 minutes
Studio:Compagnie Générale Cinématographique (CGC)
Cast
Jean Stelli
Director
Gaby Morlay
Louise Jarraud
André Alerme
Ernest Volnar-Bussel
Elvira Popescu
Mona Lorenza
Fernand Charpin
Émile Perrette
Aimé Clariond
Investigating judge
Pierre Larquey
Antoine Lancelot
Marcelle Géniat
Madame Breuilly
Georges Grey
Gérard Volnar-Bussel
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Mademoiselle Eugénie
Renée Devillers
Madame Forneret
Denise Grey
Madame Volnar-Bussel
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