Lady for a Day

1933 PG-13 1h 36m

7.1 / 10 95

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7.1/10

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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.

Director Frank Capra

Writers

Robert Riskin Damon Runyon

Stars

Warren William May Robson Guy Kibbee

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Inspector MacCreary

Irving Bacon

Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Hotel Mail Clerk Lloyd (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Commissioner (uncredited)

George Cooper

Cheesecake (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

Dowager in Mayor's Entourage (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Detective (uncredited)

Forrester Harvey

Hotel Employee Oscar (uncredited)

Second Detective (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Reception Guest Harry the Horse (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Man in Mayor's Office (uncredited)

Marc Lawrence

Nick, a Mug at Reception (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Police Capt. Moore (uncredited)

Tom London

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

Detective (uncredited)

Miki Morita

Dave the Dude's Butler (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Leo White

Pierre (uncredited)

Comedy Drama

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Geronimo1967 13 Jun 2022

7/10

This has shades of "My Fair Lady" about it - and Frank Capra has done quite well with a cast of lesser known actors to create quite an enjoyable comedy drama. May Robson steals the show as "Apple Annie", a lady who makes her living selling these fruit on Times Square. She is well known and well liked by her pals and all is going along nicely until her daughter writes to announce that she will be a...