Lady for a Day (1933)

  • NR
  • 09/07/1933 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 36m

Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made!

Overview

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.

Frank Capra

Director

Damon Runyon

Story

Robert Riskin

Screenplay

Cast

Warren William's headshot

Warren William

Dave the Dude
May Robson's headshot

May Robson

Apple Annie
Guy Kibbee's headshot

Guy Kibbee

Judge Henry G. Blake
Glenda Farrell's headshot

Glenda Farrell

Missouri Martin
Ned Sparks's headshot

Ned Sparks

Happy McGuire
Walter Connolly's headshot

Walter Connolly

Count Romero
Jean Parker's headshot

Jean Parker

Louise
Nat Pendleton's headshot

Nat Pendleton

Shakespeare

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