Where to watch The Fight for Life (1940) in the UK
The Fight for Life (1940) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 15 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
The Fight for Life was documentary filmmaker Pare Lorentz' first "dramatic" film, utilizing the talents of several top New York stage actors. A tribute to the Chicago Maternity Center and its efforts to provide the best possible care for destitute mothers, the film is based on the book of the same name by Paul de Kruif. Myron McCormick plays the largest role as a dedicated intern, while others in the cast include such theatrical heavywrights as Will Geer, Dudley Digges and Dorothy Adams. The film's many vignettes range from the tragic (a mother dying in childbirth in the opening scene) to the exultant (another mother rescued from the brink of death in a disease-ridden tenement). Filmed in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, Fight for Life is a worthwhile effort, though Lorentz seems more comfortable with the "actuality" scenes than with the dramatized passages.
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in The Fight for Life.
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Myron McCormickDr. O’Donnell -
Storrs HaynesHanson
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Will GeerBallou -
Dudley DiggesChefarzt -
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Dorothy AdamsThe Young Woman -
Dorothy UrbanThe Grandmother
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Effie AndersonThe Receptionist
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