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Release Date:
5 April 1930 (USA) more
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ALL TALKING DRAMA OF NEW YORK'S NIGHT LIFE more
Plot:
An upper-crust artist hires a 'party girl' as a model; romance follows. full summary | add synopsis
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Only the silent version is available on tape more (19 total)

Cast

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Barbara Stanwyck ... Kay Arnold
Ralph Graves ... Jerry Strong
Lowell Sherman ... Bill Standish
Marie Prevost ... Dot Lamar
Nance O'Neil ... Mrs. Strong
George Fawcett ... John Strong
Juliette Compton ... Claire Collins
Johnnie Walker ... Charlie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ladies of the Evening (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
99 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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Frank Capra wrote the first draft of Ladies of Leisure, before Jo Swerling took over. According to his interview "I went to my hotel, locked myself in my room and for five days pounded out a rewrite story of the plot I'd heard, interrupting the writing only long enough for black coffee, sandwiches and brief snitches of sleep. I was simply writing a newspaper yarn with a longer deadline than usual. The result was Ladies of Leisure." more
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Kay Arnold: I feel like getting into trouble! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Manhattan Parade (1931) more
Soundtrack:
FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE more

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Only the silent version is available on tape, 28 June 2004
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Author: yardbirdsraveup from Connecticut

...which makes us ask the question: why??? In 1930 Columbia Pictures produced Ladies of Leisure in both sound and silent form; probably a way to satisfy audiences who either preferred one or the other. Barbara Stanwcyk was a hot item by this time and was heavily marketed by both Columbia and later by First National, Warner Brothers. Frank Capra directed this early Stanwyck vehicle which gives it more credence to have this tape available to all who wish to see it. I saw this film only once, back in 1974 and to the best of my knowledge, this gem has never surfaced again.

I checked TCM to see if this movie was available on tape and only the silent version is. For some reason (litigation?) this film has not been shown, yet deserves to be. I know that another Stanwyck vehicle, (So Big - 1932) was embroiled in litigation for decades, finally making it's "premier showing" on TV just a couple of years ago! Is this the same problem with Ladies of Leisure? Ladies of Leisure is a great movie for those who are interested in Stanwyck's early career in films. It should be available on VHS/DVD or even televised again.

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