Lady for a Day
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| Directed by | Frank Capra |
| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
| Written by | Robert Riskin |
| Starring | May Robson Warren William Guy Kibbee |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Editing by | Gene Havlick |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Running time | 96 min |
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Lady for a Day is a 1933 film which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was written by Robert Riskin, based on the Damon Runyon story Madame la Gimp. The film was directed by Frank Capra.
The movie was remade as Pocketful of Miracles in 1961, starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford.
[edit] Plot
Apple Annie (May Robson) is a street peddler who had sent away her daughter as a young child to be raised in Europe, letting her believe that Annie was a member of New York high society. Now her grown-up daughter Louise (Jean Parker) is engaged to marry Carlos Romero (Barry Norton), a Spanish aristocrat. They are coming for a visit and Annie must somehow maintain the masquerade or the fiancé's father, the Count (Walter Connolly), will not give his blessing. Dave the Dude (Warren William), a superstitious gambler who considers her his good luck charm, is talked into providing a luxury apartment, clothes and a husband ('Judge' Henry Blake (Guy Kibbee), a pool hall hustler) to entertain her guests.
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