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The Girl in White is a 1952 American drama film directed by John Sturges and starring June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock. It is based on the memoirs of the pioneering female surgeon Emily Dunning Barringer.
Sep 6, 2022 · Currie always delivers a spooky, atmospheric storyline dripping with eerie settings and intriguing characters. The Girl in White gives traditional ghost story vibes with suspense and tension built throughout as well as deals with themes of family, friendship, coming of age,and tradition.
The Girl in White sets up a potential love triangle that's most likely fictional, in which a doctor whom Dunning knew in medical school (Arthur Kennedy's Ben Barringer) vies for her affections even as the director of Gouveneur Hospital (Gary Merrill's Dr. Seth Pawling), who'd at first been resistant to granting her a staff position, becomes ...
The Girl in White: Directed by John Sturges. With June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Mildred Dunnock. A young woman decides to become a doctor at a time when women are not being made welcome in the field of medicine.
Girl in White (also known as Young Girl Standing Against a Background of Wheat and Woman in a Cornfield) was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, during the last months of his life.
Biopic, somewhat fictionalized, about Emily Dunning the first woman to get an internship and later a surgical residency, in a New York hospital. In this version, she decides to become a doctor after a female physician, Dr. Marie Yeomans, assists her mother through labor.
The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who feel threatened by her skills. Eventually, though, they come to respect her and romance blossoms between her and the head doctor. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
