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The Forgotten Frontier

The Forgotten Frontier

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The Forgotten Frontier (1931) is a documentary film about the Frontier Nursing Service, nurses on horseback, who traveled the back roads of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

31 December 1931

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mary Breckinridge

Mary Breckinridge

Nurse-midwife

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