The Great Heart

Name: The Great Heart
Director: David Miller
Genre: Drama
Released: 1938
Duration: 11 min
Cast: Carey Wilson, Tom Neal

David Miller

193811mEnglish

Short Drama

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Synopsis

This short film tells the true story of the heroic sacrifice of Father Damien, the Belgian priest who suffered a living death in order to bring hope and God's comfort to the lepers confined on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

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Drama

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Short Subject (One-reel) · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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1939

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Short Subject (One-reel)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1939

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Cast

Carey Wilson

Narrator (voice)

Tom Neal

Father Damien (uncredited)

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