She saved 210 lives. They made sure hers ended in a firing squad.
A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.
Acting
Sybil Thorndike's face does what dialogue cannot.
Direction
Wilcox stages execution with devastating restraint.
Director
Herbert Wilcox
Sybil Thorndike
Nurse Edith Cavell
Marie Ault
Mme. Rappard
Mickey Brantford
Jacques Rappard
Mary Brough
Mme. Pitou
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