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The Most Precious Thing in Life
1934 film by Lambert Hillyer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 film tells a story about secret and selfless maternal devotion with elements of Madame X (1929) and Stella Dallas (1937).[5] It is Jean Arthur's third film with Columbia.
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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 as Chris Kelsey
- Jean Arthur as Ellen Holmes, also known as Biddy and Babe
- Donald Cook as Bob Kelsey
- Anita Louise as Patty O'Day
- Mary Forbes as Mrs. Kelsey
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. O'Day
- Ben Alexander as Gubby Gerhart
- John Wray as Carter [Head janitor]
- Ward Bond as Head coach
- Dutch Hendrian as Assistant coach
- Paul Stanton as Mr. Kelsey
- Greta Meyer as Mrs. Svenson
- Samuel S. Hinds as Dean
- Maidel Turner as Dean's wife
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