The Most Precious Thing in Life
1934 film by Lambert Hillyer
- June 5, 1934 (1934-06-05) (United States)
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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.
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
References
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 875. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "MOST PRECIOUS THING IN LIFE (1934)". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)". UCLA. cinema.ucla.edu. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Most Precious Thing in Life". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Landazuri, Margarita. "Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Most Precious Thing in Life". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Corliss, Richard (8 April 2014). Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate). Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4767-3826-0. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Conklin, John E. (10 January 2014). Campus Life in the Movies: A Critical Survey from the Silent Era to the Present. McFarland. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7864-5235-4. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
External links
- The Most Precious Thing in Life at IMDb
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Films directed by Lambert Hillyer
- An Even Break (1917)
- The Narrow Trail (1917)
- The Mother Instinct (1917)
- Riddle Gawne (1918)
- Breed of Men (1919)
- The Poppy Girl's Husband (1919)
- The Money Corral (1919)
- Square Deal Sanderson (1919)
- Wagon Tracks (1919)
- John Petticoats (1919)
- The Toll Gate (1920)
- Sand! (1920)
- The Cradle of Courage (1920)
- The Testing Block (1920)
- O'Malley of the Mounted (1921)
- The Whistle (1921)
- White Oak (1921)
- White Hands (1922)
- Travelin' On (1922)
- The Super-Sex (1922)
- Caught Bluffing (1922)
- The Altar Stairs (1922)
- Scars of Jealousy (1923)
- Temporary Marriage (1923)
- The Shock (1923)
- The Spoilers (1923)
- Mile-a-Minute Romeo (1923)
- Eyes of the Forest (1923)
- Those Who Dance (1924)
- Barbara Frietchie (1924)
- I Want My Man (1925)
- The Knockout (1925)
- The Unguarded Hour (1925)
- The Making of O'Malley (1925)
- Her Second Chance (1926)
- Miss Nobody (1926)
- 30 Below Zero (1926)
- The War Horse (1927)
- Chain Lightning (1927)
- The Branded Sombrero (1928)
- Beau Bandit (1930)
- The Deadline (1931)
- One Man Law (1931)
- Forbidden Trail (1932)
- South of the Rio Grande (1932)
- Hello Trouble (1932)
- Dangerous Crossroads (1933)
- The Fighting Code (1933)
- Before Midnight (1933)
- Police Car 17 (1933)
- Unknown Valley (1933)
- Master of Men (1933)
- Once to Every Woman (1934)
- The Man Trailer (1934)
- Men of the Night (1934)
- The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
- The Defense Rests (1934)
- Against the Law (1934)
- One Is Guilty (1934)
- Behind the Evidence (1935)
- In Spite of Danger (1935)
- Men of the Hour (1935)
- The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935)
- The Invisible Ray (1936)
- Dangerous Waters (1936)
- Dracula's Daughter (1936)
- Girls Can Play (1937)
- All American Sweetheart (1937)
- Gang Bullets (1938)
- My Old Kentucky Home (1938)
- Convict's Code (1939)
- Should a Girl Marry? (1939)
- The Durango Kid (1940)
- Beyond the Sacramento (1940)
- North from the Lone Star (1941)
- The Return of Daniel Boone (1941)
- Hands Across the Rockies (1941)
- The Pinto Kid (1941)
- The Medico of Painted Springs (1941)
- The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
- Thunder Over the Prairie (1941)
- King of Dodge City (1941)
- Prairie Stranger (1941)
- Roaring Frontiers (1941)
- The Royal Mounted Patrol (1941)
- North of the Rockies (1942)
- The Devil's Trail (1942)
- Prairie Gunsmoke (1942)
- Vengeance of the West (1942)
- Fighting Frontier (1943)
- The Stranger from Pecos (1943)
- Batman (1943)
- Six Gun Gospel (1943)
- The Texas Kid (1943)
- Smart Guy (1943)
- Law Men (1944)
- Ghost Guns (1944)
- Land of the Outlaws (1944)
- Partners of the Trail (1944)
- Range Law (1944)
- Beyond the Pecos (1945)
- Stranger from Santa Fe (1945)
- South of the Rio Grande (1945)
- The Lost Trail (1945)
- Frontier Feud (1945)
- Flame of the West (1945)
- Border Bandits (1946)
- Trigger Fingers (1946)
- Under Arizona Skies (1946)
- The Gentleman from Texas (1946)
- Shadows on the Range (1946)
- Silver Range (1946)
- Raiders of the South (1947)
- Valley of Fear (1947)
- Trailing Danger (1947)
- Land of the Lawless (1947)
- The Law Comes to Gunsight (1947)
- Flashing Guns (1947)
- Prairie Express (1947)
- The Hat Box Mystery (1947)
- Gun Talk (1947)
- Song of the Drifter (1948)
- Overland Trails (1948)
- Oklahoma Blues (1948)
- Crossed Trails (1948)
- Partners of the Sunset (1948)
- Frontier Agent (1948)
- Range Renegades (1948)
- The Fighting Ranger (1948)
- The Sheriff of Medicine Bow (1948)
- Outlaw Brand (1948)
- Gun Runner (1949)
- Gun Law Justice (1949)
- Trails End (1949)
- Haunted Trails (1949)
- Riders of the Dusk (1949)
- Range Land (1949)
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