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Ann Vickers

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After a military officer (Bruce Cabot) gets Ann Vickers (Irene Dunne) pregnant and leaves her, her baby dies during birth. Feeling stunned, Ann devotes herself to social work, taking a job in a women's prison. However, when she tries to improve the conditions there, she loses her job. She instead writes a book about the harsh realities of the prison and begins a romance with a married judge, Barney Dolphin (Walter Huston). This helps her career but frustrates her wish for a family.

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Nathanael Hood The Retro Set ...defangs Sinclair Lewis' political rabble-rousing in favor of a story more palatable for conservative audiences. Rated: 4/10 Dec 28, 2018 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...ludicrous and utterly dated. Rated: 2/4 Aug 27, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Worthy adaptation with a strong script. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review Audience Member another weepie for our lady of the weepers-irene dunne Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A light ride in the troubles and strife of a career woman desperate to find the right relationship. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Abortion, Political Scandals, Prison Riots, sex, booze, the great Walter Huston, and this was made in 1933. If you see it on TCM give it a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member good stuff 4 a B movie Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a military officer (Bruce Cabot) gets Ann Vickers (Irene Dunne) pregnant and leaves her, her baby dies during birth. Feeling stunned, Ann devotes herself to social work, taking a job in a women's prison. However, when she tries to improve the conditions there, she loses her job. She instead writes a book about the harsh realities of the prison and begins a romance with a married judge, Barney Dolphin (Walter Huston). This helps her career but frustrates her wish for a family.
Director
John Cromwell
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
Radio Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 1933, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 9, 2016
Runtime
1h 12m