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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 12/28/2018
4/10
...defangs Sinclair Lewis' political rabble-rousing in favor of a story more palatable for conservative audiences. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/27/2007
2/4
...ludicrous and utterly dated. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 01/01/2024 Worthy adaptation with a strong script. See more 12/19/2013 another weepie for our lady of the weepers-irene dunne See more 11/14/2013 A light ride in the troubles and strife of a career woman desperate to find the right relationship. See more 08/16/2010 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. See more 06/03/2010 good stuff 4 a B movie See more Read all reviews
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John Cromwell

Director

Irene Dunne

Ann Vickers

Walter Huston

Barney Dolphin

Conrad Nagel

Lindsay Atwell

Bruce Cabot

Captain Lafe Resnick

Edna May Oliver

Malvina Wormser
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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
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Screenwriter
Jane Murfin
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