The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden
Mae Clark and John Halliday
Directed byJames Whale
Written byRichard Schayer
Winifred Dunn
James Mulhauser (additional dialogue)
Produced byCarl Laemmle Jr.
E.M. Asher (associate producer) (uncredited)
StarringLew Ayres
Mae Clarke
CinematographyArthur Edeson
Edited byClarence Kolster
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 1, 1932 (1932-03-01)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Impatient Maiden is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale, starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke, and released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Schayer and Winifred Dunn, based on the novel The Impatient Virgin, by Donald Henderson Clarke.

Plot

Cast

Critical Response

International photographer was reserved in its praise: "Universal seems to have overestimated the possibilities of the novel by Donald Henderson Clarke from which the adaptation was made" but singled Whale for his "capable direction" and Divine for his "very amusing characterization."[1]

References

  1. ^ Sawdon, Clara M. "When Seen Through Feminine Eyes." The International Photographer Vol. 3 No. 12 p34-35. February, 1932. Accessed 7 May 2023.


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