Plot
The first major film about psychiatry, Private Worlds stars Claudette Colbert as a psychiatrist with more than a few problems of her own. Colbert's appointment to a top mental hospital is frowned upon by head doctor Charles Boyer, who doesn't have much confidence in woman doctors of any kind. A secondary storyline involves Boyer's sister Helen Vinson, who lusts for a young married doctor (Joel McCrea). The doctor's wife (Joan Bennett) subsequently goes insane in an "off-angled" scene anticipating the techniques of film noir by nearly a decade. Meanwhile, doctors Boyer and Colbert establish a mutual respect which deepens into love. Based on a novel by Phyllis Bottomes, Private Worlds is stronger in its vignettes (including a scene in which Boyer comforts a dying patient by speaking a few words in the patient's native tongue) than in its longer "plot" scenes. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- Claudette Colbert - Dr. Jane Everest
- Charles Boyer - Dr. Charles Monet
- Joan Bennett - Sally MacGregor
- Joel McCrea - Dr. Alex MacGregor
- Helen Vinson - Claire Monet
Credit
Gregory La Cava - Director, Aubrey Scotto - Editor, Leon Shamroy - Cinematographer, Walter Wanger - Producer, Gregory La Cava - Screenwriter, Lynn Starling - Screenwriter, Gladys Unger - Screenwriter, Phyllis Bottome - Book Author| Private Wars (1997 Film), Private Wars (1993 Film) | |
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