The Philco Television Playhouse Semmelweis (Season 2, Episode 39)
TV Episode | Drama

The Philco Television Playhouse

Semmelweis (Season 2, Episode 39)

TV Episode | Drama

The factual story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis is dramatized. The Hungarian physician saved untold numbers of kids from "childbed fever" (puerperal fever) by the use of disinfectants on hands and equipment around pregnant women and newborns.

Director

Gordon Duff

Writer

Joseph Liss (written by)

Producer

Fred Coe

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Edit Released

Updated May 28, 1950

Release date

May 28, 1950 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Wyrley Birch Actor Actor See fewer	Guard That Girl (1935)
John Craven Actor Actor See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Pamela Gordon Actress Actress See fewer	Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950)
Robert H. Harris Actor Actor See fewer	How to Make a Monster (1958)
Ben Irving Actor Actor See fewer	The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
Jay Jackson Announcer Announcer See fewer	The Edge of Night (1956)
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Nancy Millard Actress Actress See fewer	Sea Hunt (1958)
Anna Minot Actress Actress See fewer	Condition Red (1995)
Felicia Montealegre Mrs. Semmelweis Mrs. Semmelweis See fewer	The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948)
Everett Sloane Dr. Ignatius Semmelweis Dr. Ignatius Semmelweis See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)
Guy Spaull Dr. Doanth Dr. Doanth See fewer	Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)