Life Begins (1932)
1h 11m
Running Time
September 10, 1932Release Date
Life Begins (1932)
1h 11m
Running Time
September 10, 1932Release Date
Network & Production Companies
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)
James Flood
Director
Earl Baldwin
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
George Marks
Editor
Esdras Hartley
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Rufus Le Maire
Casting
Raymond Griffith
Production Supervisor
James Van Trees
Director of Photography
Dr. Harry Martin
Technical Advisor
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Elliott Nugent
Co-Director
Mary M. Axelson
Theatre Play
William Maybery
Casting Assistant
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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