Ladies of Leisure (1930)

Directed by

Frank Capra

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy artist hires a woman who socializes with rich men to pose for him. As they spend time together, they fall in love and she wants to leave her past behind. His family disapproves of the relationship.

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What happens

Ladies of Leisure is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Graves, and Lowell Sherman. The screenplay by Jo Swerling is based on the 1924 play Ladies of the Evening by Milton Herbert Gropper, which ran for 159 performances on Broadway. The film is about an artist from a wealthy family who hires a "party girl" as his model. As they get to know each other, the girl begins to regret her past, and the two fall in love, but they must face his family's strong opposition to their union. Ladies of Leisure received generally positive reviews, and Stanwyck's performance was praised by critics. The success of the film made Stanwyck a star. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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