Life Begins
1932 | 71m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | James Flood, Elliott Nugent |
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| Writer: | Earl Baldwin, Mary M. Axelson |
| Staring: |
| A day in the maternity ward from the lens of accepted morals and medical attitudes of 1932. The ward includes women from all walks of life and situations. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 10, 1932 |
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| Director: | James Flood, Elliott Nugent |
| Writer: | Earl Baldwin, Mary M. Axelson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | pregnancy, pre-code, maternity ward, infant death, medical drama, unwed mother, maternal death |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Loretta Young | Grace Sutton |
| Eric Linden | Jed Sutton |
| Aline MacMahon | Miss Bowers |
| Glenda Farrell | Florette Darien |
| Clara Blandick | Mrs. West |
| Preston Foster | Dr. Brett |
| Frank McHugh | Ringer Banks |
| Hale Hamilton | Dr. Cramm |
| Vivienne Osborne | Mrs. McGilvery |
| Walter Walker | Dr. Tubby |
| Dorothy Peterson | A Patient |
| Paul Fix | Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited) |
| Gilbert Roland | Tony, Rita's Husband (uncredited) |
| Gloria Shea | Gladys Banks (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Tree | Rita (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Flood | Director |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Raymond Griffith | Production Supervisor |
| Elliott Nugent | Director |
| Earl Baldwin | Screenplay |
| Mary M. Axelson | Writer |
| George Marks | Editor |
| Esdras Hartley | Art Direction |
| James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
| William Forsyth | Casting Assistant |
| Rufus Le Maire | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
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This film provides a window into life of 1932 as viewed from a higher-risk maternity ward. These were the days when surgery was much more dangerous, where ether ruled and the risk of infection was high (penicillin wasn't in widespread use for another 10 years). The expectant mothers in the ward come ... from all walks of the working-class life: a woman about to deliver her fifth child, an Italian, a proud "modern woman" (single), a nightclub singer and a convicted murderer. A film worth watching.
Jun 23, 2021