Lady Gangster (1942)

An actress gets mixed up with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before she's sent to prison, she steals the money from her cohorts and hides it, intending ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Florey

Writers:

Anthony Coldeway (screenplay), Dorothy Mackaye (play),

Stars:

Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop, Frank Wilcox

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Faye Emerson	...	Dot Burton
Julie Bishop	...	Myrtle Reed
Frank Wilcox	...	Kenneth Phillips
Roland Drew	...	Carey Wells
Jackie Gleason	...	Wilson (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Ruth Ford	...	Lucy Fenton
Virginia Brissac	...	Mrs. Stoner
Dorothy Vaughan	...	Jenkins
Dorothy Adams	...	Deaf Annie
William Hopper	...	John (as DeWolf Hopper)
Vera Lewis	...	Ma Silsby
Herbert Rawlinson	...	Lewis Sinton
Peggy Diggins	...	Mary
Charles C. Wilson	...	Detective (as Charles Wilson)
William 'Bill' Phillips	...	Stew (as Bill Phillips)

Storyline

An actress gets mixed up with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before she's sent to prison, she steals the money from her cohorts and hides it, intending to use it as a bargaining chip to win her release from prison. However, her former partners have other ideas.

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Plot Keywords:

criminal gang | stolen money | female protagonist | stolen car | assumed identity | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mulher Gangster

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mrs. Stoner: So the quicker you realize that this i neither a country club nor a concentration camp, the better. It's up to the women themselves how they're treated. If you behave yourself, we'll meet you more than halfway, but if you want to be tough, we can be tough with you. Now, is that clear?
Dorothy Drew Burton: Yes.
Mrs. Stoner: Yes, what?
Dorothy Drew Burton: Yes, Ma'am.

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Connections

Remake of Ladies They Talk About (1933)

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Soundtracks

"Blues in the Night"
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Played when Burton is told she's getting a visit from her sister

User Reviews

Good Flick for a remake

It's a peppy flick and in some ways better than the original 1933 movie titled Ladies They Talk About that starred Barbara Stanwyck.Fortunately, the Stanwyck movie was pre-Hays code so there is some snappy dialog and not so veiled references to prostitution that couldn't be filmed in Lady Gangster. The opening scene obviously shot in a real bank gives the film a realistic gritty feel that doesn't come off when a scene like this is shot on a set. Jackie Gleason in a small supporting role as one of Emerson's fellow bank robbers, provides a few glimpses of that "Poor Soul" face that he made famous years later on his TV show. Also, catching a very young dark-haired William Hopper (later of Perry Mason fame as Paul Drake)was also a pleasant surprise.