Lady for a Day (1933)

Directed by

Frank Capra

Genre

drama film, comedy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor woman in 1930s New York wants to impress her visiting daughter. A shady friend and a group of kind-hearted gangsters help her pretend to be wealthy.

whimsicalheartfeltwarmsweetcomedichopefulgentlecharming

What happens

Lady for a Day is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. 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. Capra also directed its 1961 remake, Pocketful of Miracles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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