The Most Precious Thing in Life | |
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Directed by |
Lambert Hillyer Robert Margolis |
Written by |
Ethel Hill Dore Schary Travis Ingham |
Produced by | Robert North |
Starring |
Richard Cromwell Jean Arthur Donald Cook Anita Louise Mary Forbes |
Cinematography | John Stumar |
Edited by | Richard Cahoon |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
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]