The Great Heart

• Tom Neal Damian de Veuster

The Great Heart is an American short film from the year 1938.

Action

The film is a short biography of the Belgian Order of Priest Damian de Veuster ( 1840-1889 ). In 1873 he had himself put his own request on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, where about 600 contracted leprosy people lived in a quarantine station. The priest wanted to donate them comfort and hope. In 1885 he fell ill with leprosy himself and died from its effects.

Awards

1939, the film in the category Best Short Film (One -Reel ) was nominated for an Oscar.

Background

The world premiere production of MGM took place on 31 December 1938.

Narrator of the film was Carey Wilson.