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Gallant Lady

  • 1933
  • Approved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
143
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Clive Brook, Ann Harding, and Dickie Moore in Gallant Lady (1933)
Drama

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

  • Director
    • Gregory La Cava
  • Writers
    • Gilbert Emery
    • Gregory La Cava
    • Sam Mintz
  • Stars
    • Ann Harding
    • Clive Brook
    • Otto Kruger
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    143
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Gilbert Emery
      • Gregory La Cava
      • Sam Mintz
    • Stars
      • Ann Harding
      • Clive Brook
      • Otto Kruger
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Clive Brook and Ann Harding in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Ann Harding and Otto Kruger in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Clive Brook and Ann Harding in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Dickie Moore in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Dickie Moore in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Scotty Beckett in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Scotty Beckett in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Tullio Carminati, Ann Harding, and Dickie Moore in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Ann Harding and Otto Kruger in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Ann Harding in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Ann Harding and Otto Kruger in Gallant Lady (1933)
    Ann Harding in Gallant Lady (1933)

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    Ann Harding
    Ann Harding
    • Sally Wyndham
    Clive Brook
    Clive Brook
    • Dan Pritchard
    Otto Kruger
    Otto Kruger
    • Phillip Lawrence
    Tullio Carminati
    Tullio Carminati
    • Count Mario Carniri
    Dickie Moore
    Dickie Moore
    • Deedy Lawrence
    Janet Beecher
    Janet Beecher
    • Maria Sherwood
    Betty Lawford
    Betty Lawford
    • Cynthia Haddon
    Gilbert Emery
    Gilbert Emery
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Matt McHugh
    Matt McHugh
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Hugh Sheridan
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Kenneth Thomson
    Kenneth Thomson
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • Deedy - Age 2
    • (uncredited)
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Policeman in Park
    • (uncredited)
    Emile Chautard
    Emile Chautard
    • French Hotel Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Theresa Maxwell Conover
    Theresa Maxwell Conover
    • Aunt Martha
    • (uncredited)
    Adrienne D'Ambricourt
    Adrienne D'Ambricourt
    • Nanette - Deedy's Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Jay Eaton
    Jay Eaton
    • Jay - Miss Sherwood's Associate
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    • Policeman on Street
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Gilbert Emery
      • Gregory La Cava(uncredited)
      • Sam Mintz
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    10/10
    Gallant with the La Cava Touch
    Though the plotline is pure melodramatic slush (there were a lot of unwed mother stories in the pre-Code period: Constance Bennett seemed to have the patent on the roles), what Gregory La Cava did with the material is almost miraculous. He introduced characters (played by Clive Brook and Janet Beecher) who always seem to have a wisecrack, a withering aside, or a snide remark on hand when things were getting too heavy-handed. Their characters (as well as Tullio Carmanati) help to lighten the load, and before you know it, the movie is transformed from a weepie to a comedy. Of course, the (very rushed) ending brings the movie back to its melodramatic roots, but it's still very engaging most of the way through. And Ann Harding's verbal jousts with Brook and Beecher remind the viewer that she had been a top comedienne early in her career, as the prime interpreter of Phillip Barry (HOLIDAY, ANIMAL KINGDOM, PARIS BOUND).
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kärlekens gåta
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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