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.
Acting
Aline MacMahon steals every scene as pragmatic nurse Miss Bowers.
Writing
Dialogue that slaps modern viewers with 1932's casual cruelty.
Director
James Flood
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
Frank Darien
Harry (uncredited)
Donald Douglas
Medical Student (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the pre-Code window before the Hays Code cracked down, this film shows unwed mothers and sex workers with surprising sympathy.
Director James Flood was fired mid-production; Lambert Hillyer finished uncredited, which explains some tonal whiplash.
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