Rating:
6/10 by 7 users
Life Begins (1932)
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.
Directing:
- James Flood
- Elliott Nugent
- Earl Baldwin
- Mary M. Axelson
Release Date:
Sat, Sep 10, 1932
Rating: 6/10 by 7 users
Alternative Title:
Woman's Day - US
Give Me a Child - US
The Dawn of Life - GB
Livet begynder - DK
La vie commence - FR
L'angelo della vita - IT
Dream of Life - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 11 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: pregnancy, hospital, pre-code, expectant father, maternity ward, infant death, medical drama, unwed mother, convicted murderer, maternal death, nurses, social classes, doctors, childbirth, compassionate
Rating: 6/10 by 7 users
Alternative Title:
Woman's Day - US
Give Me a Child - US
The Dawn of Life - GB
Livet begynder - DK
La vie commence - FR
L'angelo della vita - IT
Dream of Life - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 11 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: pregnancy, hospital, pre-code, expectant father, maternity ward, infant death, medical drama, unwed mother, convicted murderer, maternal death, nurses, social classes, doctors, childbirth, compassionate
Loretta Young
Grace Sutton
Eric Linden
Jed Sutton
Aline MacMahon
Miss Bowers
Glenda Farrell
Florette
Clara Blandick
Mrs. West
Preston Foster
Dr. Brett
Frank McHugh
Ringer Banks
Walter Walker
Dr. Tubby
Hale Hamilton
Dr. Cramm
Vivienne Osborne
Mrs. McGilvery
Dorothy Peterson
A Patient
A.S. Byron
First Druggist (uncredited)
Marjorie Campbell
Baby (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Harry (uncredited)
Donald Douglas
Medical Student (uncredited)
Helena Phillips Evans
Mrs. Riggs, the Prison Matron (uncredited)
Paul Fix
Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Reginald Mason
Dr. Lee (uncredited)
Herbert Mundin
Mr. MacGilvairy (uncredited)
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Tubby (uncredited)
Mary Philips
Miss Pinty (uncredited)
Terrance Ray
Medical Student (uncredited)
Gilbert Roland
Tony, Rita's Husband (uncredited)
Gloria Shea
Gladys Banks (uncredited)
Ruthelma Stevens
Rose Laughton (uncredited)
Dorothy Tree
Rita (uncredited)
Bobs Watson
Edgar, Harry’s Son (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Medical Student (uncredited)
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.
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