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Lady for a Day is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring May Robson. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon.
Lady for a Day: Directed by Frank Capra. With Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell. A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Frank Capra
- 1933-09-13
Audience Member Lady for a Day is the signature performance of Runyon's, "Madame La Gimp." The cast is excellent especially Mary Robson. Warren William does a banner job as Dave the...
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- Warren William
- Frank Capra
- Comedy, Drama
Apple Annie, a poor and unmarried woman, pretends to be a wealthy society lady for her daughter's sake. Watch the trailer and read the reviews of this classic film directed by Frank Capra and written by Damon Runyon.
Brief Synopsis. A gangster helps an old apple-vendor pose as a society woman to fool her visiting daughter. Cast & Crew. Read More. Frank Capra. Director. Warren William. Dave the Dude. May Robson. Apple Annie [also known as Mrs. E. Worthington Manville] Guy Kibbee. Judge [Henry D.] Blake [also known as Judge E. Worthington Manville]
- Frank Capra, Charles C. Coleman
- Warren William
Directed by Frank Capra. Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made! Never-wed, poor, rough around the edges Apple Annie has always written to her daughter, Louise, in Spain that she is married and a member of New York’s high society.
Nov 3, 2012 · Lady for a Day is something of a geriatric version of Cinderella where the fairy godmother is a gambler known around town as “The Dude.” Apple Annie peddles apples on Broadway, but in her correspondence with her daughter who lives in Europe, she has described herself as a high society lady.
