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Once to Every Woman

  • 19341934
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Ralph Bellamy and Fay Wray in Once to Every Woman (1934)
  • Drama
During a number of bizarre cases, a dedicated nurse finds love with one doctor while she resents another new doctor who is extremely talented.During a number of bizarre cases, a dedicated nurse finds love with one doctor while she resents another new doctor who is extremely talented.During a number of bizarre cases, a dedicated nurse finds love with one doctor while she resents another new doctor who is extremely talented.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
173
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lambert Hillyer
  • Writers
    • A.J. Cronin(story "Kaleidoscope in K")
    • Jo Swerling(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Ralph Bellamy
    • Fay Wray
    • Walter Connolly
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lambert Hillyer
  • Writers
    • A.J. Cronin(story "Kaleidoscope in K")
    • Jo Swerling(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Ralph Bellamy
    • Fay Wray
    • Walter Connolly
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    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Fay Wray in Once to Every Woman (1934)
    Ralph Bellamy, Walter Byron, and Fay Wray in Once to Every Woman (1934)
    Fay Wray in Once to Every Woman (1934)
    Walter Byron and Mary Carlisle in Once to Every Woman (1934)

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    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    • Dr. Jim Barclayas Dr. Jim Barclay
    Fay Wray
    Fay Wray
    • Nurse Mary Fanshaweas Nurse Mary Fanshawe
    Walter Connolly
    Walter Connolly
    • Dr. Walter Selbyas Dr. Walter Selby
    Walter Byron
    Walter Byron
    • Dr. Freddie Prestonas Dr. Freddie Preston
    Mary Carlisle
    Mary Carlisle
    • Nurse Doris Androsas Nurse Doris Andros
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • John Flanniganas John Flannigan
    Ben Alexander
    Ben Alexander
    • Joe Wilsonas Joe Wilson
    Billie Seward
    Billie Seward
    • No. 5 - Mrs. Wilsonas No. 5 - Mrs. Wilson
    Georgia Caine
    Georgia Caine
    • Nurse Jeffas Nurse Jeff
    Kathrin Clare Ward
    Kathrin Clare Ward
    • Mary Flanniganas Mary Flannigan
    Mary Foy
    Mary Foy
    • Jane Baxteras Jane Baxter
    Sheila Darcy
    • Gail Drakeas Gail Drake
    • (as Rebecca Wassem)
    Leila Bennett
    Leila Bennett
    • Sallyas Sally
    • (as Leila Bennet)
    Jane Darwell
    Jane Darwell
    • Mrs. Woodas Mrs. Wood
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Elizabeth Baxter - Jane's Sisteras Elizabeth Baxter - Jane's Sister
    Edward LeSaint
    Edward LeSaint
    • Priestas Priest
    Edmund Burns
    Edmund Burns
    • Interneas Interne
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    • Interneas Interne
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lambert Hillyer
    • Writers
      • A.J. Cronin(story "Kaleidoscope in K")
      • Jo Swerling(screen play)
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    Storyline

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    During a number of bizarre cases, a dedicated nurse finds love with one doctor while she resents another new doctor who is extremely talented.
    • male male relationship
    • male female relationship
    • female female relationship
    • critical condition
    • aging surgeon
    • 6 more
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    • Taglines
      • There comes a love so powerfull, so elemental, that all about her are enveloped in it's consuming flame "Once to Every Woman" (Print Ad-Harper Herald, ((Harper, Texas)) 24 May 1934)
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Passed
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The story "Kaleidoscope in K" by A.J. Cronin, upon which this movie was based, was originally published in Cosmopolitan Magazine in January 1933.
    • Goofs
      When the nurse hands Fanshawe the evening's report, the nurse then puts her right hand behind her right leg. But on the next cut, as Fanshawe reads the report, she now has her right hand in front of her and resting on the desk.
    • Quotes

      Mary Fanshane: I guess I'm immune.

      Dr. Barclay: Against what?

      Mary Fanshane: Against this silly business called love.

    User reviews5

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    Top review
    7/10
    solid pre-code medical drama enhanced by Fay Wray
    While not as racy as some pre-code films, this randomly-titled medical drama has the pre-code virtues of fast pacing and credible characters with realistic personal problems.

    I've joined the Fay Wray cult, something I never expected. Too bad her talents were underutilized in so many "scream queen" epics. I find her more convincing than standouts like Barbara Stanwyck and Kay Francis when playing the woman torn between career and romance typical of so many films of that era. Maybe she was one of the first to realize that talkies called for a more understated acting style than silent films or Victorian melodramas. Her good looks, attractive speaking voice and clear diction are all pluses too.

    Here she plays a dead serious by-the-book head nurse infatuated with a doctor who's the hospital's chief Romeo, with predictable consequences mixed in with the usual sort of medical drama including a subplot about an aging surgeon facing his diminished skills.

    Nothing earth-shaking here, just a solid plot with good performances all around, especially Fay Wray's.
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    • Sep 7, 2020

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Skæbner paa Stue K
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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