The Birth of a Baby
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Directed byA. E. Christie
Written byBurke Symon
Arthur Jarrett
Arthur Jarrett
Produced byJack H. Skirball
Starring
- Eleanore King
- Richard Gordon
- Ruth Matteson
- Josephine Dunn
| The Birth of a Baby | |
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| Directed by | A. E. Christie |
| Written by | Burke Symon Arthur Jarrett |
| Produced by | Jack H. Skirball |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | George Webber |
Production companies | Christie Productions The American Committee on Maternal Welfare, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Special Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 72:00 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000[1] |
| Box office | $750,000 (rentals)[1] |
The Birth of a Baby is a 1938 American educational film about childbearing.[2][3][4][5] It was directed by famed Canadian producer of silent shorts Al Christie.[6] The film stars Eleanore King, Richard Gordon, Ruth Matteson, and Josephine Dunn. The film's original negative was lost in the Fox vault fire of 1937.[7]
- Eleanore King as Mary Burgess
- Richard Gordon as Dr. Wilson
- Ruth Matteson as Julia Norton
- Josephine Dunn as Mrs. Bromley
- William Post Jr. as John Burgess
- Frederica Going as Mrs. Perry
- Helen Hawley as Mrs. Burgess
- Kathleen Comegys as Mrs. Wilson
- Robert Ober as Mr. Case
- Edith Gresham as Mrs. Case
- Walter Gilbert as Mr. Perry
