Gallant Lady (1933)

Unwed mother gives up baby for adoption and hopes to get it back when the adoptive mother dies.

Director:

Gregory La Cava

Writers:

Douglas Z. Doty (story), Gilbert Emery (story)

Stars:

Ann Harding, Clive Brook, Otto Kruger

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ann Harding	...	Sally Wyndham
Clive Brook	...	Dan Pritchard
Otto Kruger	...	Phillip Lawrence
Tullio Carminati	...	Count Mario Carniri
Dickie Moore	...	Deedy Lawrence
Janet Beecher	...	Maria Sherwood
Betty Lawford	...	Cynthia Haddon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Coleman	...	Butler - Replaced by Wilfred Lucas (scenes deleted)
Gilbert Emery	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
Matt McHugh	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
Hugh Sheridan	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
Kenneth Thomson	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)

Storyline

Unwed mother gives up baby for adoption and hopes to get it back when the adoptive mother dies.

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Plot Keywords:

adoption | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

A rajongó asszony

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Always Goodbye (1938)

User Reviews

Ann Harding Is Terrific

Ann Harding stars in this story of loves gone wrong and the bond between mother and child.

Unwed mother (Harding) is despondent after giving up her baby and is being hassled by police in a public park when a stranger (Clive Brook) comes by and pretends she was waiting for him. They become friends and share stories. She the unwed mother, and he a one-time doctor whose patient died due to his negligence. Both are lost in the world but find new anchors in their friendship. He falls in love with her (not returned) and finds her a job in an interior design firm run by an old friend (Janet Beecher) who is in love with him.

Years pass and Harding is a great success; Brook continues to battle his demons and alcohol. Their paths cross again, and at the last minute, Harding replaces Beecher on a European buying trip after she finally realizes Brook is in love with her.

On the trip, she runs into her little boy (Dickie Moore) and his adopted father (Otto Kruger). His wife has died. Harding becomes friends with the boy. In Italy she captivates an Italian count (Tullio Carminati) and he follows her home.

Things get even more complicated when Harding accepts the job to design Kruger's house for his acidic fiancée (Betty Lawford). She has no use for the boy, so Harding decides to steal Kruger away from her and marry him although she does not love him.

The trail of unrequited love runs long and winding through this story, but all the actors are splendid. Harding is terrific and is simply gorgeous. A major star of her day, she had a solid film career in the 1930s. She should be better remembered.