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Lady for a Day
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Lady for a Day is a 1933 American black-and-white comedy drama film produced by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Frank Capra and written by Robert Riskin, the movie was released on September 13, 1933. The production features May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Warren William, and Glenda Farrell in the cast. Joseph Walker served as the director of photography, with Gene Havlick handling editing and Howard Jackson composing the score. Stephen Goosson designed the production.
The narrative is set in New York City and belongs to the Pre-Code Hollywood movement. The film has a runtime of 96 minutes and was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand. It received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. The work holds an IMDb rating of 7.4 and a TMDb vote average of 7.074.
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7.1Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.
Cast
- Warren William as Dave the Dude
- May Robson as Apple Annie
- Guy Kibbee as Judge Henry G. Blake
- Glenda Farrell as Missouri Martin
- Ned Sparks as Happy McGuire
- Walter Connolly as Count Romero
Themes
- judge
- parent child relationship
- superstition
- transformation
- letter
- count
- deception
- makeover
- old lady
- pre-code
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Screenwriter
- Robert Riskin
- Composer
- Howard Jackson
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Joseph Walker
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 474130
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Lady-for-a-Day-William-Robson.jpg
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- publication date
- 1933-01-01
- film editor
- Gene Havlick
- title
- Lady for a Day
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- production designer
- Stephen Goosson
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- executive producer
- Harry Cohn
- review score
- 100%
- derivative work
- Pocketful of Miracles
- Commons category
- Lady for a Day
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