Life Begins (1932)
1h 11m
Running Time
September 10, 1932Release Date
Life Begins (1932)
1h 11m
Running Time
September 10, 1932Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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)

Earl Baldwin
Screenplay

James Flood
Director

Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer

Orry-Kelly
Costume Design

George Marks
Editor

Esdras Hartley
Art Direction

Raymond Griffith
Production Supervisor

Rufus Le Maire
Casting

James Van Trees
Director of Photography

Elliott Nugent
Co-Director

William Maybery
Casting Assistant

Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor

Mary M. Axelson
Theatre Play

Dr. Harry Martin
Technical Advisor

William Forsyth
Casting Assistant
Media.


Details.
This Movie Is About.
pregnancy
pre-code
maternity ward
infant death
medical drama
unwed mother
maternal death
hospital
expectant father
convicted murderer
nurses
doctors
childbirth
compassionate
social class
Wiki.
Life Begins is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Loretta Young, Eric Linden, Aline MacMahon, and Glenda Farrell. The film was adapted from the 1932 play of the same name by Mary M. Axelson. It was released by Warner Bros. on September 10, 1932. The film was praised for its honest portrayal of a maternity ward.
The film was remade by Warner Bros. as A Child is Born (1939) and again by Italy's Lux Film as Love Story (1942).
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