Cradle Song

Cradle Song

76 mins | Drama | Nov. 19, 1933

In a deeply cloistered convent, nun Dorothea Wieck (Mädchen in Uniform) 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

76 mins | Drama | Nov. 19, 1933

Cradle Song
In a deeply cloistered convent, nun Dorothea Wieck (Mädchen in Uniform) raises a foundling to be Evelyn Venable. But at 17, what if, guided by a kindly doctor, she sees the world and finds love?
Producers Paramount
Original title Cradle Song
Directors Mitchell Leisen
Writers Gregorio Martínez Sierra, Marc Connelly, Frank Partos, Robert Sparks

Cast

Dorothea Wieck

as Joanna

Evelyn Venable

as Teresa

Guy Standing

as Doctor

Louise Dresser

as Prioress

Kent Taylor

as Antonio

Gertrude Michael

as Marcella

Bonita Granville

as Carmen (uncredited)

Georgia Caine

as Vicaress

Dickie Moore

as Alberto

Nydia Westman

as Sister Sagrario

Gail Patrick

as Sister Maria Lucia

Marion Ballou

as Sister Ines

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

as Mistress of Novices

Howard Lang

as Mayor

Diane Sinclair

as Christina

Mischa Auer

as Village Priest

David Durand

as Tomas

Gertrude Norman

as Tornera / Doorkeeper

Yvonne Pelletier

as Pepita