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Private Worlds

For the novels, seePrivate Worlds (Bottome novel)andPrivate Worlds (Gainham novel).

Private Worldsis a 1935 Americandrama filmwhich tells the story of the staff and patients at amental hospitaland the chief of the hospital, who has problems dealing with a female psychiatrist. The film starsClaudette Colbert,Charles Boyer,Joel McCrea,Joan Bennett,andHelen Vinson.

Private Worlds
Directed byGregory La Cava
Written byGregory La Cava
Lynn Starling
Based onPrivate WorldsbyPhyllis Bottome
Produced byWalter Wanger
StarringClaudette Colbert
Charles Boyer
Joel McCrea
Joan Bennett
Helen Vinson
CinematographyLeon Shamroy
Edited byAubrey Scotto
Music byHeinz Roemheld(uncredited)
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 19, 1935(1935-04-19)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$435,032[1]
Box office$819,118[1]

The movie was written byPhyllis Bottome,Gregory La Cava,andLynn Starlingand was directed by La Cava. CinematographerLeon Shamroyused earlyzoom lensesto create special effects for the film.

Claudette Colbert was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Actressfor the film.

The film is based on the 1934novel of the same titleby British writerPhyllis Bottome,who has had several of her works transferred to film, such asThe Mortal Storm(MGM, 1940).

Plot

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The film tells of problems in the lives of doctors and patients. A female doctor (Colbert) probes the twisted minds of her patients in a mental institution. The very caring psychiatrist and her colleague face discrimination by a conservative new supervisor.

Cast

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Reception

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The film had a loss of $10,458.[1]

References

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  1. ^abcMatthew Bernstein,Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent,Minnesota Press, 2000 p435
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