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Empty Cradle (1993)

PG-13 · 1993-10-03 · 1h 36m · EN
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Jane Morgan gives birth to her baby at the hospital. When she wakes up the next morning, the hospital tells her, that her son died at birth. However from ultrasound reading she had before, she knew she was having a girl. Now the hospital is stone-walling her, saying she is just in denial, due to her loss. Now she is trying to fight the system, to find evidence of the apparent mistake by the hospital. Only it wasn't the hospital's mistake. Nurse Rita Donohue is the one who made the switch. She faked a pregnancy to hang on to her roving boyfriend. But she grabbed the wrong baby, her boyfriend wants a son, so now she's faking a second pregnancy, and making plans to get another baby.

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Paul SchneiderDirectorRebecca SoladayWriter

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Kate JacksonKate JacksonRita DonohueLori LoughlinLori LoughlinJane MorganEriq La SalleEriq La SalleDetective KnollDavid LansburyDavid LansburyBob MorganJonah BlechmanJonah BlechmanPatrickKarmin MurceloKarmin MurceloNurse RamseyPeter CrookPeter CrookPenny Johnson JeraldPenny Johnson JeraldGail HuddleMichelle JoynerMichelle JoynerSharonCamilla BelleCamilla BelleSallyWendy BowersWendy BowersDonnaZachary BrowneZachary BrowneSam

Keywords

Parent child relationshipFake pregnancyMidwifeHysterectomy

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieTheme affinityParent Child Relationship · Fake Pregnancy · MidwifeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference4211Actor preference309421 · 6907 · 124726Country preferenceUs

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What is Empty Cradle about?

Jane Morgan gives birth to her baby at the hospital. When she wakes up the next morning, the hospital tells her, that her son died at birth. However from ultrasound reading she had before, she knew she was having a girl. Now the hospital is stone-walling her, saying she is just in denial, due to her loss. Now she is trying to fight the system, to find evidence of the apparent mistake by the hospital. Only it wasn't the hospital's mistake. Nurse Rita Donohue is the one who made the switch. She faked a pregnancy to hang on to her roving boyfriend. But she grabbed the wrong baby, her boyfriend wants a son, so now she's faking a second pregnancy, and making plans to get another baby.

How long is Empty Cradle?

Empty Cradle has a runtime of 96 minutes.