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Cradle Song

Mitchell Leisen

1933 • 1h 16m

In a deeply cloistered convent, nun Dorothea Wieck raises a foundling to be Evelyn Venable. But at 17, what if, guided by a kindly doctor, she sees the world and finds love?

Cradle Song

Cast

Dorothea Wieck

Dorothea WieckJoanna

Evelyn Venable

Evelyn VenableTeresa

Guy Standing

Guy StandingDoctor

Louise Dresser

Louise DresserPrioress

Kent Taylor

Kent TaylorAntonio

Gertrude Michael

Gertrude MichaelMarcella

Bonita Granville

Bonita GranvilleCarmen (uncredited)

Georgia Caine

Georgia CaineVicaress

Dickie Moore

Dickie MooreAlberto

Nydia Westman

Nydia WestmanSister Sagrario

Gail Patrick

Gail PatrickSister Maria Lucia

Marion BallouSister Ines

Eleanor WesselhoeftMistress of Novices

Howard Lang

Howard LangMayor

Diane SinclairChristina

Crew

Edith Head

Edith HeadCostume Design

Anne Bauchens

Anne BauchensEditor

Charles Lang

Charles LangDirector of Photography

Mitchell Leisen

Mitchell LeisenDirector

Marc Connelly

Marc ConnellyWriter

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Cradle Song (1933) — Backlot Notes