The Fight for Life is a 1940 American medical drama film directed by Pare Lorentz. The film was nominated for the Best Original Score of a Picture composed by Louis Gruenberg and released by Columbia Pictures.
The Fight for Life | |
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Directed by | Pare Lorentz |
Screenplay by | Pare Lorentz John Steinbeck (uncredited) |
Story by | Paul de Kruif |
Produced by | Pare Lorentz Tommy Atkins (associate producer) Elizabeth Meyer (associate producer) |
Starring | Myron McCormick Storrs Haynes Will Geer Dudley Digges Dorothy Adams |
Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
Music by | Louis Gruenberg |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $150,000[1] |
Box office | n/a |
An uncredited John Steinbeck wrote the narrative portions of the film.[2]
Plot
editAt the City Hospital a young intern witnesses the death of a young mother in a maternity hospital delivery room. Very worried about having overlooked a fact that could have prevented death, he began to frequent a maternity clinic in a poor neighborhood of Chicago to learn more about maternity mortality and find new ways to avoid it.
Cast
edit- Myron McCormick (The young intern)
- Storrs Haynes (The teacher)
- Will Geer (2nd Teacher)
- Dudley Digges (Head Doctor)
- Dorothy Adams (The Young Woman)
- Effie Anderson (The Receptionist)
References
edit- ^ Notes for The Fight for Life in TCM.com
- ^ Schultz and Li, Jeffrey and Luchen (2005). Critical Companion to John Steinbeck: A Literary Reference. Facts on File; X-Library. p. 83. ISBN 0816043000.
External links
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