Grace Sutton
Loretta Young
Grace Sutton
Overview
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.
Cast
Jed Sutton
Eric Linden
Jed Sutton
Miss Bowers
Aline MacMahon
Miss Bowers
Florette
Glenda Farrell
Florette
Mrs. West
Clara Blandick
Mrs. West
Dr. Brett
Preston Foster
Dr. Brett
Ringer Banks
Frank McHugh
Ringer Banks
Dr. Tubby
Walter Walker
Dr. Tubby
Dr. Cramm
Hale Hamilton
Dr. Cramm
Mrs. McGilvery
Vivienne Osborne
Mrs. McGilvery
A Patient
Dorothy Peterson
A Patient
First Druggist (uncredited)
A.S. Byron
First Druggist (uncredited)
Reviews
Frank F
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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