Life Begins

Name: Life Begins
Released: 1932-09-10
Cast: Loretta Young, Eric Linden, Aline MacMahon, Glenda Farrell, Clara Blandick

1932

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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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Director: James Flood

Cast: Loretta Young, Eric Linden, Aline MacMahon, Glenda Farrell, Clara Blandick, Preston Foster, Frank McHugh, Walter Walker

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.

Keywords

pregnancy hospital doctor pre-code expectant father maternity ward social class infant death medical drama unwed mother convicted murderer maternal death nurses childbirth compassionate

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