The Impatient Maiden

"The Dare Girl-the Young Doctor- and the Devil to Pay!"

1932 1h 20m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Med student Myron Brooks graduates and starts his internship at a hospital. He asks his sweetheart Ruth Robbins to marry him, but she refuses to until he's established his practice. Meanwhile, she goes to work as a secretary for attorney Albert Hartman, and he is so impressed with her abilities that he sets her up a place to hone her skills.

“The Dare Girl-the Young Doctor- and the Devil to Pay!”

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Cast

Lew Ayres
Dr. Myron Brown
Mae Clarke
Ruth Robbins
Una Merkel
Betty Merrick
Andy Devine
Clarence Howe
John Halliday
Albert Hartman
Oscar Apfel
Dr. Wilcox
Ethel Griffies
Nurse Lovett
Helen Jerome Eddy
Mrs. Gilman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Whale
Writers: Richard Schayer, Winifred Dunn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Whale, shot by Arthur Edeson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Clarence Kolster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke and Una Merkel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Dare Girl-the Young Doctor- and the Devil to Pay!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0023055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

James Whale directs. Arthur Edeson behind the camera. Clarence Kolster cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
394 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by James Whale, shot by Arthur Edeson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Clarence Kolster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke and Una Merkel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Dare Girl-the Young Doctor- and the Devil to Pay!".
8IMDB entry: tt0023055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "marriage", "secretary", "doctor".