Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 36m

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day poster
Director
Frank Capra
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
Crew
Joseph Walker — Director of Photography Gene Havlick — Editor Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer Robert Riskin — Screenplay Damon Runyon — Story Frank Capra — Producer
Tagline

Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made!

Synopsis

Apple 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.

Trailer Lady for a Day — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
judgeparent child relationshipsuperstitiontransformationlettercountdeceptionmakeoverold ladypre-codenightclub singerpool shark
Key Collaborators
Frank Capra Director Joseph Walker Director of Photography Gene Havlick Editor Howard Jackson Original Music Composer Robert Riskin Screenplay Damon Runyon Story Frank Capra Producer Robert Kalloch Costume Design
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