Cradle Song (1933 film)

1933 film

  • November 19, 1933 (1933-11-19)
Running time
76 min.CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Cradle Song is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Dorothea Wieck and Evelyn Venable.[1] It is based on the 1911 play of the same name by Gregorio Martínez Sierra.

Cradle Song was Dorothea Wieck's first American film.[2]

Cast

  • Dorothea Wieck as Joanna
  • Evelyn Venable as Teresa
  • Guy Standing as Doctor
  • Louise Dresser as Prioress
  • Kent Taylor as Antonio
  • Gertrude Michael as Marcella
  • Georgia Caine as Vicaress
  • Dickie Moore as Alberto
  • Nydia Westman as Sagrario
  • Marion Ballou as Ines
  • Eleanor Wesselhoeft as Mistress of Novices
  • Gail Patrick as Maria Lucia
  • Howard Lang as Mayor
  • Diane Sinclair as Christina
  • Gertrude Norman as Tornero No. 1
  • Dorothy Vernon as Nun

Reception

The film was a box office disappointment for Paramount.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cradle Song notes, AllMovie.com; accessed July 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Reid, Larry (January 1934). "Taking in the Talkies". Movie Classic. 5 (5): 10. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ D. W. (November 25, 1934). "TAKING A LOOK AT THE RECORD". New York Times. ProQuest 101193306.
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