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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 Damon Runyon. It was the first film for which Capra received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and the first Columbia Pictures release to be nominated for Best ...
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A gangster helps a poor apple seller pretend to be a lady for her daughter's fiancé from Spain. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Frank Capra
- 1933-09-13
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. May Robson.
- Frank Capra, Charles C. Coleman
- Warren William
A comedy about a poor apple seller who pretends to be a wealthy lady for her daughter's fiancé and his father, a Spanish count. She gets help from a gangster who transforms her into a high society lady, but faces complications when the count arrives in New York.
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...
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- Warren William
- Frank Capra
- Comedy, Drama
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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 Damon Runyon. It was the first film for which Capra received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and the first Columbia Pictures release to be nominated for Best ...
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.
