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Nov 23, 2021 · movies. Lady For A Day ( 1933) Topics cvb. cvb Addeddate 2021-11-23 15:40:04 Identifier lady-for-a-day-1933 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4
Mar 20, 2012 · Lady for a Day was crafted specifically to earn an Academy Award, which neither Capra nor Columbia Pictures had ever won. Utilizing a story by Damon Runyon, Capra and his frequent collaborator, screenwriter Robert Riskin, wove a tale of an impoverished Depression-era apple seller working the streets of the Broadway district in New York City.
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Lady for a Day. 1933. 1 hr 35 mins. Comedy. NR. Watchlist. A Times Square apple peddler, who's long pretended to be a socialite in letters to her daughter in Europe, learns the young lady is ...
Lady for a Day is an Academy Award nominated film from 1933, directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon.. The film is about a poor woman called "Apple Annie", who sent her daughter, Louise, abroad, and sends most of the money she makes (both by selling apples or hustling) to help her daughter grow up well off.
A poor apple seller who poses as a New York socialite in letters must keep up the ruse when the daughter she hasn't met since birth comes to visit.
May 15, 2018 · Lady for a Day is indeed a comfort movie deluxe. Just the combination of May Robson’s performance and Joseph Walker’s cinematography can make me burst into a good old-fashioned cry. I was excited to see this choice on the line-up for today and enjoyed your thoughts and stories about Capra and the movie very much.
Lady for a Day. Available on Plex. May Robson plays Apple Annie in Frank Capra’s wonderful and enduring comedy/drama, based on a short story by Damon Runyon, with a hilarious and heartwarming script by Robert Riskin. When Louise (Jean Parker) announces that she plans to visit her mother to introduce her aristocratic fiancé, Apple Annie’s ...
