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.
Grace Sutton
Jed Sutton
Miss Bowers
Florette
Mrs. West
Dr. Brett
Ringer Banks
Dr. Tubby
Dr. Cramm
Mrs. McGilvery
A Patient
Harry (uncredited)
Medical Student (uncredited)
Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Dr. Lee (uncredited)
Mr. MacGilvairy (uncredited)
This film provides a window into life of 1932 as viewed from a higher-risk maternity ward. These were the days when surgery was much more dangerous, where ether ruled and the risk of infection was high (penicillin wasn't in widespread use for another 10 years). The expectant mothers in the ward come from all walks of the working-class life: a woman about to deliver her fifth child, an Italian, a proud "modern woman" (single), a nightclub singer and a convicted murderer. A film worth watching.
September 10, 1932
Grace Sutton
Jed Sutton
Miss Bowers
Florette
Mrs. West
Dr. Brett
Ringer Banks
Dr. Tubby
Dr. Cramm
Mrs. McGilvery
A Patient
Harry (uncredited)
Medical Student (uncredited)
Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Dr. Lee (uncredited)
Mr. MacGilvairy (uncredited)
This film provides a window into life of 1932 as viewed from a higher-risk maternity ward. These were the days when surgery was much more dangerous, where ether ruled and the risk of infection was high (penicillin wasn't in widespread use for another 10 years). The expectant mothers in the ward come from all walks of the working-class life: a woman about to deliver her fifth child, an Italian, a proud "modern woman" (single), a nightclub singer and a convicted murderer. A film worth watching.
