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A Child Is Born (1939)

A Child Is Born poster
Original title
A Child is Born
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of expectant mothers are in a hospital maternity ward. The film follows their different experiences and the challenges they face as they wait to give birth.

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What happens

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. Pictures on December 7, 1939. It was a remake of the 1932 film Life Begins starring Loretta Young. A further remake Love Story was made in Italy in 1942. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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