Lady for a day is light and funny and staffed by an outrageously talented cast, but the movie understands that even in the worst of times well still always function in our best interests. In this film, may robson plays apple annie, a slatternly broadway apple peddler. The movie focuses on a woman who has earned the name apple annie because she sells fruit in new york city. The complete billie holiday on columbia 19331944 on discogs. Director frank capra is too patriotic to take many potshots at the american rich, though his vindication of the common man seemed to be just what the public wanted. Find movie and film cast and crew information for lady for a day 1933 frank capra on allmovie. Lady for a day is a movie from 1933, directed by frank capra and starring warren william, may robson, guy kibbee, glenda farrell, ned sparks, and jean parker. She has led her daughter, who has been raised in a convent all her life, to believe that she is an upscale socialite. Long separated from her daughter, louise jean parker, who has been raised in a. Capras next film, the sentimental lady for a day 1933, was. Eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959, professionally known as billie holiday, was an american jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years.
With warren william, may robson, guy kibbee, glenda farrell. Dave warren william and crew ned sparks, nat pendleton drop in on annie may robson whos in a panic over her daughters visit, in frank capras lady for a day, 1933 view the. Annie has a daughter named louise, who has been supported in luxury all her. Already halfway to the stage, capra realized that rogers wasnt referring to him, but to frank lloyd. How can so many wonderful characters exist in one movie. The film has a screenplay by robert riskin, who also worked with capra on many other films, including the following years smash hit it happened one night. Overview of lady for a day, 1933, directed by frank capra, with warren william, may robson, guy kibbee, at turner classic movies. The screenplay by james ashmore creelman and ruth rose was developed from an idea conceived by cooper and edgar wallace. Frank capra was for a generation in the 30s and 40s what steven spielberg was for a generation in the mid70s to mid90s.
A fantastic precode film, and if this one doesnt make you fall in love with bette davis, im not sure what will. Lady for a day 1933 and pocketful of miracles 1961 frank capra. Now her daughter plans to return to america with her new fiance. An aging new york city fruit seller named apple annie may robson attempts to maintain an outrageous charade. And it also has the same blend of comedy and underlying poignancy. See the full list of lady for a day cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. In runyons satirical story, apple annie is a spanish exdancer who lost her career after breaking her leg.
It was the first film for which capra received an academy award nomination for best director and the first columbia pictures release to be nominated for best picture. Released 1933, lady for a day stars warren william, may robson, guy kibbee, glenda farrell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and music partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Lady for a day marked the beginning of what will later be described as capracorn its an enjoyable movie if youre in the right state of mind. Apple annie is an indigent woman who has always written to her daughter in spain that. The screenplay by robert riskin is based on the short story madame. Lady for a day has a similar theme in some ways, as people from wildly different backgrounds are thrown together by circumstances and play out a complicated charade. Find similar and related movies for lady for a day 1933 frank capra on allmovie. Lady for a day 1933 stream and watch online moviefone. Two men who had the human touch like no other directors, and were second to none at their craft. Hes remembered more by people whove only seen a handful of his movies usually his feelgood films like mr. Neverwed, 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 yorks high society. Story of a softhearted gangster who organizes his entire gang of thugs to help transform an elderly, rather seedy apple vendor into a perfect society lady. As a fan of movies from the precode era, i fully expected to prefer the.
If you enjoy the film pocketful of miracles, which was the remake of this film, i highly recommend watching lady for a day the original. King kong is a 1933 american precode monster adventure film directed and produced by merian c. Lady for a day 1933 frank capra cast and crew allmovie. The real crime is that amazon ships movies out these days in envelopes. Cinema posters movie posters frank capra columbia pictures great movies film movie images guys lady. Apple annie is an indigent woman who has always written to her daughter in spain that she is a member of new yorks high society. Lady for a day is the film with which frank capra hoped to enter the big leagues by taking home a shelffull of academy awards. Lady for a day 1933 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Read the full synopsis of lady for a day, 1933, directed by frank capra, with warren william, may robson, guy kibbee, at turner classic movies. Lady for a day is a topgrade example of the sort of optimistic, ragstoriches entertainment popular during the depression of the 1930s. Its only when those interests align, when we see what everyone can accomplish when they put their heads together, that miracles really do occur. Damon runyons short story was the perfect vehicle for frank capras intended assault on the oscars of 1933, only oscar didnt bite.
It is based on the novel of the same name by donald henderson clarke. Details about at the circus movie poster the marx brothers vintage 2. Lady for a day was the fourth of ten pictures frank capra worked on with screenwriter robert riskin and the first comedy riskin wrote for capra for which he received sole screenwriting credit. Lady for a day full movie hd 1933 warren william, may robson, guy kibbee. An sdc films restoration project from public domain. Lady for a day 1933 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The screenplay by david boehm is a remake of the barbara stanwyck film illicit 1931, both crediting a story actually a play by edith fitzgerald and robert riskin. Lady for a day is a film directed by frank capra with warren william, may robson, guy kibbee, glenda farrell, year. Lady for a day is a 1933 american precode comedydrama film directed by frank capra. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. A gangster tries to make apple annie, the times square apple seller, a lady for a day. May robson is well cast as the proud mother in question, making quite a. His subsequent embarrassment at the 1934 oscar ceremonies has now passed into hollywood legend, but he made up for this debacle with his oscars sweep for it happened one night. When frank capra was nominated for his first best director oscar in 1934 for his work on this movie, presenter will rogers merely opened the envelope and said, come and get it, frank.
When louise jean parker announces that she plans to visit her mother to introduce her aristocratic fiance, apple annies friends, including gangster dave the dude warren william, judge henry d. Lady for a day is an american comedy with dramatic elements. Blake guy kibbee and missouri martin glenda farrell, rally around to transform her from a poor street peddler into the society matron her daughter is expecting to see. It concerned a decrepit peddler, apple annie may robson, who enlists a sympathetic gangster warren william to transform her into a. Lady for a day 1933 hd may robson guy kibbee sdc films. As in many depressionera comedies, european aristocracy is the main target of barbs. Capra is often associated with screwball comedy, but i think of the typical capra comedy of the 1930s less as screwball comedy than as comedy with a. Lady for a day full movie hd 1933 warren william, may. She is simply radiant, and her character is a feminist well ahead of her time a talented, genial woman who calls the shots in her life, unashamedly puts career first, eschews marriage, and has a lover gene raymond.
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