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Impatient Maiden (1932)

Impatient Maiden poster
Original title
The Impatient Maiden
Directed by
James Whale
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman struggles with her romantic desires and societal expectations. She gets involved with a complex man, leading to conflicts and difficult choices.

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What happens

The Impatient Maiden is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale, starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke, and released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Schayer and Winifred Dunn, based on the novel The Impatient Virgin, by Donald Henderson Clarke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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