- Lady for a Day
Infobox Film
name = Lady for a Day
image_size = 175px
director =Frank Capra
producer =Harry Cohn
writer =Robert Riskin
starring =May Robson
Warren William
Guy Kibbee
music =
cinematography =Joseph Walker
editing =Gene Havlick
distributor =Columbia Pictures
country = USA
language = English
released =
runtime = 96 min
amg_id = 1:28082
imdb_id = 0024240 |"Lady for a Day" is a 1933 film which was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Picture . It was written byRobert Riskin , based on theDamon Runyon story "Madame la Gimp". The film was directed byFrank Capra .The movie was remade as "
Pocketful of Miracles " in 1961, starringBette Davis andGlenn Ford .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 to the marriage. 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 deceive her guests.External links
*imdb title|id=0024240|title=Lady for a Day
*tcmdb title|id=80628|title=Lady for a Day
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