Life Begins
A day in the maternity ward from the lens of accepted morals and medical attitudes of 1932. The ward includes women from all walks of life and situations.
Loretta Young
Grace Sutton
Eric Linden
Jed Sutton
Aline MacMahon
Miss Bowers
Glenda Farrell
Florette
Clara Blandick
Mrs. West
Preston Foster
Dr. Brett
Frank McHugh
Ringer Banks
Walter Walker
Dr. Tubby
Hale Hamilton
Dr. Cramm
Vivienne Osborne
Mrs. McGilvery
Dorothy Peterson
A Patient
A.S. Byron
First Druggist (uncredited)
Marjorie Campbell
Baby (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Harry (uncredited)
Donald Douglas
Medical Student (uncredited)
Helena Phillips Evans
Mrs. Riggs, the Prison Matron (uncredited)
Paul Fix
Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Reginald Mason
Dr. Lee (uncredited)
Herbert Mundin
Mr. MacGilvairy (uncredited)
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Tubby (uncredited)
Mary Philips
Miss Pinty (uncredited)
Terrance Ray
Medical Student (uncredited)
Gilbert Roland
Tony, Rita's Husband (uncredited)
Gloria Shea
Gladys Banks (uncredited)
Ruthelma Stevens
Rose Laughton (uncredited)
Dorothy Tree
Rita (uncredited)
Bobs Watson
Edgar, Harry’s Son (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Medical Student (uncredited)
James Flood
Director
Earl Baldwin
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
George Marks
Editor
Esdras Hartley
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Rufus Le Maire
Casting
Raymond Griffith
Production Supervisor
James Van Trees
Director of Photography
Dr. Harry Martin
Technical Advisor
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Elliott Nugent
Co-Director
Mary M. Axelson
Theatre Play
William Maybery
Casting Assistant
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant