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UNITED STATES · 1933

Cradle Song

Mitchell Leisen
Classical Hollywood convent life foundling identity coming of age forbidden love sheltered innocence
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Synopsis

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?

Year1933
CountryUnited States
DirectorMitchell Leisen
MovementClassical Hollywood
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