even in the 21st century and child bearing be dangerous represent woman have miscarriage and and give birth prematurely . seventy five year ago and it be not uncommon for woman to die during childbirth . that be the theme of life begin represent a look at the difficult case ward of a maternity hospital . loretta young play the lead and a woman bring here from prison ( what crime she commit be not germane to the plot ) to give birth while she conflict about the fact she go to have to give her baby up after birth . she in a ward with several other woman and who share their joy and pain with each other . although loretta young be the lead and the outstanding performance and a usual and be put in by glenda farrell . farrell be one of warner b woman in the 1930s and show up quite a bit in support role and and sometimes get the lead in b movie ( farrell play torchy blane in several installment of the torchy b movie series . ) here and farrell play an expectant mother who doesn not want her child and since they will only get in the way . she do everything she can to get in the way of the nurse and include smuggle liquor into the ward ( this of course during the prohibition day ) and and drinking like a fish apparently they would never hear of fetal alcohol syndrome back in the 30 . interestingly and unlike most movie of the early 1930s and it not the woman be bumble idiot get in the way of the heroic men that situation be reverse and with the expectant father be quiver mound of jelly . ( watch for veteran character actor frank mchugh a one of the expectant father . ) life begin and be an early talkie and treat the subject with a fair dollop of melodrama and to be sure and but it quite a charming little movie . turner classic show it and albeit infrequently while i have only see it show up on a few day honor loretta young . but it highly recommend view when it do show up .