The Most Precious Thing in Life is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Richard Cromwell, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Anita Louise, and Mary Forbes.
The film tells a story about secret and selfless maternal devotion with elements of Madame X (1929) and Stella Dallas (1937). It is Jean Arthur's third film with Columbia.
Plot Ellen Holmes, a girl from an ordinary family, marries a rich, yet spoiled, boy from a snobbish family. The pair has a son, but soon Ellen finds herself ousted from the life of her husband. However, she rediscovers her son years later.
Cast
Richard Cromwell as Chris Kelsey Jean Arthur as Ellen Holmes, also known as Biddy and Babe Donald Cook as Bob Kelsey Anita Louise as Patty O'Day Mary Forbes as Mrs. Kelsey Jane Darwell as Mrs. O'Day Ben Alexander as Gubby Gerhart John Wray as Carter [Head janitor] Ward Bond as Head coach Dutch Hendrian as Assistant coach Paul Stanton as Mr. Kelsey Greta Meyer as Mrs. Svenson Samuel S. Hinds as Dean Maidel Turner as Dean's wife
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