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5.3A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.
Released: 1931-03-0872 minDir: George ArchainbaudRomance, Drama
Cast
- Betty Compson as June
- John Darrow as Russell Courtney
- Gilbert Emery as Sir Gerald Courtney
- Margaret Livingston as Berthine Waller
- Ivan Lebedeff as Nikolai Rabinoff
- Edgar Norton as Dobbs
Themes
- jealousy
- love triangle
- self sacrifice
- man woman relationship
- murder
- prostitution
- pre-code
- gold digger
- interclass romance
- father son relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- George Archainbaud
- Cast member
- Betty Compson
- Producer
- Bertram Millhauser
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Leo Tover
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 72
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- publication date
- 1931-01-01
- Commons category
- The Lady Refuses
- title
- The Lady Refuses
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
- copyright status
- public domain
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