Where to Watch The Fight for Life (1940)

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Fight for Life' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Fight for Life' right now, here are some particulars about the drama flick.

Released March 7th, 1940, 'The Fight for Life' stars Myron McCormick, Storrs Haynes, Will Geer, Dudley Digges The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a user score of 50 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 2 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The Fight for Life was documentary filmmaker Pare Lorentz' first "dramatic" film, utilizing the talents of several top New York stage actors. A tribute to the Chicago Maternity Center and its efforts to provide the best possible care for destitute mothers, the film is based on the book of the same name by Paul de Kruif. Myron McCormick plays the largest role as a dedicated intern, while others in the cast include such theatrical heavywrights as Will Geer, Dudley Digges and Dorothy Adams. The film's many vignettes range from the tragic (a mother dying in childbirth in the opening scene) to the exultant (another mother rescued from the brink of death in a disease-ridden tenement). Filmed in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, Fight for Life is a worthwhile effort, though Lorentz seems more comfortable with the "actuality" scenes than with the dramatized passages." .