Cradle Song

Cradle Song is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Dorothea Wieck and Evelyn Venable. It is based on the 1911 play of the same name by Gregorio Martínez Sierra. Cradle Song was Dorothea Wieck's first American film. 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 Georgia Caine as Vicaress Dickie Moore as Alberto Nydia Westman as Sagrario Marion Ballou as Ines Eleanor Wesselhoeft as Mistress of Novices Gail Patrick as Maria Lucia Howard Lang as Mayor Diane Sinclair as Christina Gertrude Norman as Tornero No. 1 Dorothy Vernon as Nun Reception The film was a box office disappointment for Paramount.