Private Worlds

Private Worlds
Private Worlds
Directed by	Gregory La Cava
Written by	Gregory La Cava; Lynn Starling
Based on	Private Worlds by Phyllis Bottome
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Starring	Claudette Colbert; Charles Boyer; Joel McCrea; Joan Bennett; Helen Vinson
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy
Edited by	Aubrey Scotto
Music by	Heinz Roemheld (uncredited)
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 19, 1935;
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$435,032
Box office	$819,118

Private Worlds is a 1935 American drama film which tells the story of the staff and patients at a mental hospital and the chief of the hospital, who has problems dealing with a female psychiatrist. The film stars Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer, Joel McCrea, Joan Bennett, and Helen Vinson.

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The movie was written by Phyllis Bottome, Gregory La Cava, and Lynn Starling and was directed by La Cava. Cinematographer Leon Shamroy used early zoom lenses to create special effects for the film.

Claudette Colbert was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film.

The film is based on the 1934 novel of the same title by British writer Phyllis Bottome, who has had several of her works transferred to film, such as The Mortal Storm (MGM, 1940).

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