

Lady for a Day
1933-09-13 · 96 min · ★ 7.1
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.
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- Directors
- Frank Capra
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Warren WilliamDave the Dude
May RobsonApple Annie
Guy KibbeeJudge Henry G. Blake
Glenda FarrellMissouri Martin
Ned SparksHappy McGuire
Walter ConnollyCount Romero
Jean ParkerLouise
Nat PendletonShakespeare
Barry NortonCarlos
Halliwell HobbesButler
Hobart BosworthGovernor
Robert Emmett O'ConnorInspector MacCreary
Irving BaconPool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
Ward BondMounted Policeman (uncredited)
Harry C. BradleyHotel Mail Clerk Lloyd (uncredited)
Wallis ClarkCommissioner (uncredited)
George CooperCheesecake (uncredited)
Jay EatonHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Chuck HamiltonDetective (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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