A Lost Lady (1934)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Alfred E. Green

Writers:

Willa Cather (novel)
Gene Markey (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

29 September 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Two days before Marian and Ned are to be married, he is killed by the husband of a woman he was seeing on the side...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Fall From Height | Airplane Accident | Maid | Murder

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck	...	Marian Ormsby Forrester
Frank Morgan	...	Daniel 'Dan' Forrester
Ricardo Cortez	...	Frank Ellinger
Lyle Talbot	...	Neil Herbert
Phillip Reed	...	Ned Montgomery
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Robert, Forrester's Butler
Henry Kolker	...	John Ormsby
Rafaela Ottiano	...	Rosa, Marian's Maid
Edward McWade	...	Simpson, Forrester's Receptionist
Walter Walker	...	Judge Hardy
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Jim Sloane (as Samuel Hinds)
Willie Fung	...	Forrester's Cook
Jameson Thomas	...	Lord Verrington

Also Known As:

Courageous (UK)

Runtime:

USA:61 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #147)

Filming Locations:

Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The FBI Story (1959)

Soundtrack:

The Very Thought Of You

Minor Effort Well Worth Watching...

Warner Brothers (WB) release demonstrating what the studio system did right with these small dramas. Tight script and running time sixty-one (61) minutes did not allow any FAT. This was reinforced by a very competent cast led by Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Morgan, supported by Ricardo Cortez, Lyle Talbot with Rafaela Ottiano (maid as usual). Hobart Cavanaugh and Willy Fung provide comedy relief (as usual and thankfully brief).

Plot revolves around Stanwycks characters loss of love. Resurrection by the love of Frank Morgan. Temptation from first Lyle Talbot then Ricardo Cortez and redemption back to Frank Morgan. This is told in a brisk style that holds interest all the way through. It is a quick time soap opera.

It is great to see is Frank Morgan in a role that was more akin to his early stage presence. Most people only think of him as 'Professor Marvel' from THE WIZARD OF OZ, or some other eccentric character usually over acting. Barbara Stanwyck is looking very 'chic' in a role that would normally be played by WB clotheshorse Kay Francis. Ms. Stanwyck is not what you would call a conventual beauty, but there is something about her sex appeal that is irresistible. We can't exactly put our finger on it, but obviously Robert Taylor did.