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A Child Is Born
A Woman's Greatest Adventure in Life!
Genres
Drama
Overview
A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
79 min
Release Date
1939-12-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Grace Sutton
Jeffrey Lynn
Jed Sutton
Gladys George
Florette Laverne
Gale Page
Miss Bowers
Spring Byington
Mrs. Mamie West
Johnnie Davis
Ringer Banks
Henry O'Neill
Dr. Lee
John Litel
Dr. Brett
Gloria Holden
Mrs. Kempner
Johnny Downs
Johnny Norton
Eve Arden
Miss Pinty
Fay Helm
The Woman
Louis Jean Heydt
Mr. Kempner
Nanette Fabray
Gladys Norton
Jean Sharon
Mrs. Helen Banks
Hobart Cavanaugh
Mr. Herbert West
George Irving
Dr. Cramm
Nella Walker
Mrs. Twitchell
Winifred Harris
Mrs. Holt
Dorothy Adams
Nurse (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Ethel - Reception Nurse (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Buz Buckley
Edgar West - The Little Tot (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
Joan Carroll
Little Girl (uncredited)
Georgie Cooper
Elderly Lady Frightened By Toy (uncredited)
Esther Dale
Prison Matron (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Intern in Gallery (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
Elderly Lady's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Sibyl Harris
Flower Woman (uncredited)
William Hopper
Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
Owen King
Intern (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
Intern (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Policeman (uncredited)
George Meeker
Mr. Harry Laverne (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Intern Typing Blood (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Nurse (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon
Young Husband (uncredited)
Garry Owen
First Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Intern Stopping Jed (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Second Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Don Turner
Intern with Dr. Lee (uncredited)
Marie Wells
Nurse (uncredited)
Claude Wisberg
Messenger (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
Information Girl (uncredited)
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