Life Begins (1932 film)

Life Begins
Movie poster
Directed byJames Flood
Screenplay byEarl Baldwin
Based onLife Begins
1932 play
by Mary McDougal Axelson
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
StarringLoretta Young
Eric Linden
Aline MacMahon
Glenda Farrell
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Edited byGeorge Marks
Music byLeo F. Forbstein
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • September 10, 1932 (1932-09-10)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Life Begins is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Loretta Young, Eric Linden, Aline MacMahon, and Glenda Farrell. The film was adapted from the 1932 play of the same name by Mary M. Axelson. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 10, 1932. The film was praised for its honest portrayal of a maternity ward.

The film was remade by Warner Bros. as A Child is Born (1939) and again by Italy's Lux Film as Love Story (1942).