The Forgotten Frontier
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| The Forgotten Frontier | |
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 "A Frontier Nurse Rides Through The Rain" |
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| Directed by | Marvin Breckinridge Patterson |
| Starring | Mary Breckinridge |
| Cinematography | Marvin Breckinridge Patterson |
| Editing by | Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Judy Herbert (restoredversion) |
| Distributed by | Carousel Film & Video |
| Release date(s) | 1931 |
| Running time | 59 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Forgotten Frontier is a 1931 documentary film about the Frontier Nursing Service, nurses on horseback, who traveled the back roads of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. It was directed by Mary Marvin Breckinridge, and featured her cousin, Mary Breckinridge, who was a nurse-midwife and founded the Frontier Nursing Service.
The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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