Lady by Choice (1934)
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64% of users liked it
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Promoted as a follow-up to Frank Capra's 1933 hit Lady for a Day, Lady by Choice resembles the earlier film only in its choice of leading lady. May Robson plays a drunken derelict who'd once been quite a heartbreaker. Her self-respect is restored when she is asked to pose as fan-dancer… More Promoted as a follow-up to Frank Capra's 1933 hit Lady for a Day, Lady by Choice resembles the earlier film only in its choice of leading lady. May Robson plays a drunken derelict who'd once been quite a heartbreaker. Her self-respect is restored when she is asked to pose as fan-dancer Carole Lombard's mother. Lombard is part of the deal only to gain publicity for herself, but Robson takes her assignment seriously, ordering Lombard to give up her tacky profession and use her talents for something more dignified. At first against her will, Lombard starts taking formal acting and singing lessons and begins gaining a reputation as a serious artist. Wealthy Roger Pryor, a family friend of Robson's, falls in love with Lombard, but she breaks off the relationship so that Pryor won't be disinherited. Robson takes a hand in things, forcing Pryor and Lombard together in a delightfully devious fashion. Lady By Choice proved that Columbia Pictures (and scriptwriter Jo Swerling) could turn out a perfectly respectable Frank Capra film without Frank Capra. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Burton
- Written By
- Jo Swerling
- Genres
- Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 15, 1934 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
No problem with Carole Lombard in this modest sentimental comedy, she has the part down pat.
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Cast
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Carole Lombard
as "Alabam" Georgia Lee
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May Robson
as Patsy Patterson
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Roger Pryor
as John Mills
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Walter Connolly
as Judge Daly
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Arthur Hohl
as Charlie Kendall
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Harold Berquist
as Bailiff
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Jack Boyle
as Walsh
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Harry C. Bradley
as Court Clerk
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James Burke
as Sgt. Brannigan
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Charles Coleman
as Butler
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Gino Corrado
as Head Waiter
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Abe Dinovitch
as Louie
- Jimmie Dundee
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William Faversham
as Malone
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Eddie Foster
as Radio Technician
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Christian J. Frank
as Proprietor
- Kit Guard
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Lillian Harmer
as Miss Kennedy
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Edward Hearn
as Detective
- William Irving
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Tiny Jones
as Woman
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Henry Kolker
as David Opper
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Hector V. Sarno
as Florist
- Allan Sears
- Lee Shumway
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Jack Stone
as Brawling Waiter
- Charles Sullivan
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Julius Tannen
as Brooke
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Harry Tenbrook
as Sailor
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Mose
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Raymond Walburn
as Front O'Malley
- Charles King
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Dennis O'Keefe
as Dancing Extra
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Mariska Aldrich
as Lucretia
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Edith Conrad
as Miss Kingsley's Assistant
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Billy Mann
as Drunk
- Cy Slocum
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Irene Thompson
as Chorus Girl
