Lady for a Day
1933 · directed by Frank Capra
- Rating
- 84/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Lady for a Day (1933), directed by Frank Capra, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Warren William
- May Robson
- Guy Kibbee
- Glenda Farrell
- Ned Sparks
- Walter Connolly
- Jean Parker
- Nat Pendleton
- Barry Norton
- Halliwell Hobbes
Crew
- Joseph Walker — Director of Photography
- Gene Havlick — Editor
- Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer
- Robert Riskin — Screenplay
More from Frank Capra
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
- It Happened One Night (1934) — 89/100 · hit
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — 88/100 · hit
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — 82/100 · hit
- The Miracle Woman (1931) — 82/100 · hit
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