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1939 film by Lloyd Bacon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Child Is Born is a 1939 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Robert Rossen. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Gale Page, Spring Byington, and Johnnie Davis. The film was released by Warner Bros. on December 17, 1939.[1][2] It was a remake of the 1932 film Life Begins starring Loretta Young. A further remake Love Story was made in Italy in 1942.
| A Child Is Born | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Screenplay by | Robert Rossen |
| Based on | Life Begins 1932 play by Mary McDougal Axelson |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Starring | Geraldine Fitzgerald Jeffrey Lynn Gladys George Gale Page Spring Byington Johnnie Davis |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Edited by | Jack Killifer |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Film about several mothers at hospital maternity ward. The nurses care for the mothers and their new born babies. The relationship that are formed with the mothers to be and the expectant fathers.
Numerous regional censor boards heavily edited or banned the film because they believed its discussions of childbirth would frighten women from pursuing motherhood. British Columbia rejected the film because "The showing of this picture would have the effect of creating a fear in the minds of expectant mothers."[3]
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