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The Most Precious Thing in Life is a 1934 American Pre-Code film directed by Lambert Hillyer[1] and starring Richard Cromwell, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Anita Louise, and Mary Forbes.[2][3][4]
| The Most Precious Thing in Life | |
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| Directed by | Lambert Hillyer Robert Margolis |
| Written by | Ethel Hill Dore Schary Travis Ingham |
| Produced by | Robert North |
| Starring | Richard Cromwell Jean Arthur Donald Cook Anita Louise Mary Forbes |
| Cinematography | John Stumar |
| Edited by | Richard Cahoon |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film tells a story about secret and selfless maternal devotion with elements of Madame X (1929) and Stella Dallas (1937).[5] It Jean Arthur's third film with Columbia.
Plot
Ellen Holmes, a girl from an ordinary family, marries a rich, yet spoiled, boy from a snobbish family. The pair has a son, but soon Ellen finds herself ousted from the life of her husband. However, she rediscovers her son years later.[6][7][8]
Cast
- Richard Cromwell – Chris Kelsey
- Jean Arthur – Ellen Holmes, also known as Biddy and Babe
- Donald Cook – Bob Kelsey
- Anita Louise – Patty O'Day
- Mary Forbes – Mrs. Kelsey
- Jane Darwell – Mrs. O'Day
- Ben Alexander – Gubby Gerhart
- John Wray – Carter [Head janitor]
- Ward Bond – Head coach
- Dutch Hendrian – Assistant coach
- Paul Stanton – Mr. Kelsey
- Greta Meyer – Mrs. Svenson
- Maidel Turner – Dean's wife
- Samuel S. Hinds – Dean
References
- Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 875. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- "MOST PRECIOUS THING IN LIFE (1934)". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- "Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)". UCLA. cinema.ucla.edu. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- "Most Precious Thing in Life". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- Landazuri, Margarita. "Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- "Most Precious Thing in Life". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- Corliss, Richard (8 April 2014). Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate). Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4767-3826-0. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- Conklin, John E. (10 January 2014). Campus Life in the Movies: A Critical Survey from the Silent Era to the Present. McFarland. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7864-5235-4. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
External links
- The Most Precious Thing in Life at IMDb
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