Hospitals Don't Burn Down

1978

0h 24m

7.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

A fire breaks out in a multi-story hospital in the middle of the night and a male nurse and a nursing sister save many lives during a fire in a major hospital.

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5 members

Acting

Jeanie Drynan

Sister

Acting

Mark Edwards

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Ray Marshall

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Acting

Ralph Cotterill

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Ken Goodlet

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