The Impatient Maiden
1932 film
- March 1, 1932 (1932-03-01)
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The Impatient Maiden is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale, starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke, and released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Schayer and Winifred Dunn, based on the novel The Impatient Virgin, by Donald Henderson Clarke.
Plot
Cast
- Lew Ayres as Dr. Myron Brown
- Mae Clarke as Ruth Robbins
- Una Merkel as Betty Merrick
- Andy Devine as Clarence Howe
- John Halliday as Albert Hartman
- Oscar Apfel as Dr. Wilcox
- Ethel Griffies as Nurse Lovett
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Mrs. Gilman
- Bert Roach as Mr. Gilman
- Cecil Cunningham as Mrs. Rosy
- Lorin Raker as Mr. Rosy
- Blanche Payson as Mrs. Thomas
- Arthur Hoyt as Mr. Thomas
- Monte Montague as ambulance driver
Critical Response
International photographer was reserved in its praise: "Universal seems to have overestimated the possibilities of the novel by Donald Henderson Clarke from which the adaptation was made" but singled Whale for his "capable direction" and Divine for his "very amusing characterization."[1]
References
- ^ Sawdon, Clara M. "When Seen Through Feminine Eyes." The International Photographer Vol. 3 No. 12 p34-35. February, 1932. Accessed 7 May 2023.
External links
- The Impatient Maiden at IMDb
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Films directed by James Whale
- Journey's End (1930)
- Hell's Angels (1930)
- Waterloo Bridge (1931)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- The Impatient Maiden (1932)
- The Old Dark House (1932)
- The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
- The Invisible Man (1933)
- By Candlelight (1933)
- One More River (1934)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Remember Last Night? (1935)
- Show Boat (1936)
- The Road Back (1937)
- The Great Garrick (1937)
- Sinners in Paradise (1938)
- Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
- Port of Seven Seas (1938)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
- Green Hell (1940)
- They Dare Not Love (1941)
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