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Lady for a Day (1933)

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A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller a lady for a day

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Nominated for 4 Oscars. See more awards »

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Complete credited cast:
Warren William ...
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Guy Kibbee ...
Glenda Farrell ...
Ned Sparks ...
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Nat Pendleton ...
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Barry Norton ...
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Halliwell Hobbes ...
Rodney Kent's Butler
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Robert Emmett O'Connor ...
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Apple Annie is an indigent woman who has always written to her daughter in Spain that she is a member of New York's high society. Now her daughter plans to return to America with her new fiance; and his father, a member of Spain's aristocracy. Annie must pretend to be wealthy or the count will not give his blessing. She gets the help of Dave the Dude, who considers Annie a good luck charm, to obtain a luxury apartment and entertain the visitors, but things don't always go quite as planned... Written by Paul Donahue

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apple | count | gangster | police | confession | See more »

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Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made!

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Comedy

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TV-G | See all certifications »
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13 September 1933 (USA)  »

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Beggar's Holiday  »

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(Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

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1.37 : 1
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Frank Capra had been loaned to MGM to work on a film called "Soviet," in exchange for $50,000 and Robert Montgomery's participation in this picture; Capra also hoped to get Marie Dressler's services from MGM. After "Soviet" was cancelled as a project, Columbia was unable to get either James Cagney from Warner Bros. or William Powell from MGM for the role of Dave the Dude; they also tried to get W.C. Fields from Paramount to play Judge Blake, but again could not make a deal. See more »

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The position of the pool/billiard balls changes between shots in both the pool hall scene and the billiard room scene (obviously to set up the trick shots that follow). See more »

Quotes

Happy McGuire: That should be a cinch.
Butler: I beg your pardon, Sir.
Happy McGuire: I said that should be a leadpipe cinch!
Butler: If I had choice of weapons with you, Sir, I'd choose grammar!
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Referenced in Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"Santa Lucia"
(1849) (uncredited)
Traditional Neapolitan song
Transcribed and published by Teodoro Cottrau (1849)
Played on an accordian by Dad Mills
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Pierre
24 January 2003 | by (California) – See all my reviews

All the women are going into the bedroom to fix up the bag lady, hairdressers, manicurists, etc. One man is with the bunch. As he goes in, the head guy says "Hey, he can't go in there." The moll says "Oh, he's OK". The guys looks over, shrugs and says, the word dripping from his lips "Pierre". One of the funniest scenes in movies and one of my favorite one line deliveries.

Otherwise, a funny, sweet film. Seems more naive than the remake which makes it work better.


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a lot of slow patches, creaks, not one of his best danielj_old999
Hey Help! This isn't a Warner Bros. picture?? bettiegia
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Felt sorry for Oscar, fired hotel man who helped Annie luverofmovies
A bettere version jnlife
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