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Lady for a Day is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring May Robson. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon.
Lady for a Day: Directed by Frank Capra. With Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell. A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Frank Capra
- 1933-09-13
Lady for a Day (1933) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 28m 1933. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A gangster helps an old apple-vendor pose as a society woman to fool her visiting daughter. Cast & Crew. Read More. Frank Capra. Director. Warren William. Dave the Dude.
- Frank Capra, Charles C. Coleman
- Warren William
Lady for a Day is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by...
- 96 min
- 11.3K
- DK Classics III
A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day. Apple Annie is an indigent woman who has always written to her daughter in Spain that she is a member of New York's high society.
Lady for a Day. An aging New York City fruit seller named Apple Annie (May Robson) attempts to maintain an outrageous charade. Long separated from her daughter, Louise (Jean Parker), who...
- Comedy, Drama
Upon receiving unexpected word from Louise (who hasn't seen Annie since infancy) that she is en route to America with her new fiancé and his father, a count, so the three of them can meet her, Annie panics, despairing that her beloved daughter will be destroyed by the deception.