Mødrehjælpen / Good Mothers

dir: Carl Th. Dreyer
pro: Mogens Skot-Hansen, Nordisk Films Kompagni for Mødrehjælpens Fællesråd og Dansk Kulturfilm
sc: Carl Th. Dreyer
ph Verner Jensen
mus: Poul Schierbeck
cast: Hjørdis Jacobsen, Ebbe Neergaard, Dinah Miller, M. Hermannsen  
dis     Dansk Kulturfilm (DFI)

A description of the measures taken to protect the health both of married and unmarried mothers and their children through “Mother Help” (Mødrehjælpen) – a humanitarian organisation aiding young mothers with children. The theme is illustrated by taking a simple story of an unmarried mother. All the parts are played by natural types.

The film was produced by Dansk Kulturfilm for the Joint Committee of the Mother’s Aid Institutions (Mødrehjælpens Fællesraad) in 1942.

Mødrehjælpen / Good Mothers, (DK) 1942 b&w 12 min.

Film description thanks to www.carlthdreyer.dk