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Private Worlds (1935)
At the Brentwood Asylum for the mentally ill, psychiatrist partners Jane Everest and Alex MacGregor are broken up by the new superintendent, Dr. Charles Monet, who has a low regard for women physicians. Jane and Charles clash on patient treatment, and Jane learns that Charles has a sister, Claire, with a mysterious past.
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At the Brentwood Asylum for the mentally ill, psychiatrist partners Jane Everest and Alex MacGregor are broken up by the new superintendent, Dr. Charles Monet, who has a low regard for women physicians. Jane and Charles clash on patient treatment, and Jane learns that Charles has a sister, Claire, with a mysterious past.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:Gregory La Cava, Lynn Starling
In Theaters:4/19/1935
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Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:Walter Wanger Productions, Paramount Pictures
Cast
Gregory La Cava
Director
Claudette Colbert
Dr. Jane Everest
Charles Boyer
Dr. Charles Monet
Joan Bennett
Sally MacGregor
Helen Vinson
Claire Monet
Joel McCrea
Dr. Alex MacGregor
Jean Rouverol
Carrie Flint
Esther Dale
Matron
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Jerry Stone
Dora Clement
Bertha Hirst
Sam Godfrey
Tom Hirst
Samuel S. Hinds
Dr. Arnold
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