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Lady with a Past (1932)

Passed  -  Comedy | Romance  -  19 February 1932 (USA)
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A wealthy, proper society girl finds that she's much more popular with men when she pretends to be a "bad" girl.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
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Venice Muir
Ben Lyon ...
Guy Bryson
David Manners ...
Donnie Wainwright
Don Alvarado ...
Carlos Santiagos
Albert Conti ...
Rene - Viscomte de la Thernardier
Merna Kennedy ...
Ann Duryea
Astrid Allwyn ...
Lola Goadby
Don Dillaway ...
Jerry
Blanche Friderici ...
Nora (as Blanche Frederici)
John Roche ...
Carl Howe
Cornelius Keefe ...
Spaulding
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Aunt Emma
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A wealthy, proper society girl finds that she's much more popular with men when she pretends to be a "bad" girl.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Release Date:

19 February 1932 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Reputation  »

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Budget:

$541,075 (estimated)
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(RCA Photophone System)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Was about to start filming with rising star Robert Williams in the role of Guy when Williams died from a sudden attack of appendicitis and peritonitis. Ben Lyon replaced him in the role. See more »

Goofs

About 12 minutes into the film, Constance mentions to the host that her drink is strong. When the host offers to taste it, she hands him a glass that has less liquid than when it cuts to him tasting the cocktail. See more »

Soundtracks

"Siboney"
(1929) (uncredited)
Written by Ernesto Lecuona
Played as dance music at a Paris nightclub
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The surprise of this film is Ben Lyon
10 July 2007 | by (Baltimore MD) – See all my reviews

Okay, the plot is sort of silly -- you have to accept that gorgeous society girl Constance Bennett, in a succession of clinging gowns, has difficulty attracting men. So much so that on a whirlwind trip to Paris, she hires penniless American Ben Lyon as a gigolo, if only to prove that she isn't a complete dud.

Bennett exudes her trademark seductive charm. But it's Lyon, as her romantic mentor, who bring the "Lady with a Past" to life. He gives a brash, breezy, effortless performance reminiscent of Melvyn Douglas at his best in the days of "Ninotchka" and "Theodora Goes Wild." Not many of Lyon's films, with the exception of "Hells Angels," have been seen in recent years. And I always had the idea that he was a stick-figure straight man.

It was entertaining to be proved wrong.


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