Lady by Choice (1934)
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- Passed
- 1h 16min
- Comedy, Drama
- 15 Oct 1934 (USA)
- Movie
An elderly, brash drunk is hired to help improve the image of a controversial dancer, and the two women form an unlikely friendship.
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Cast verified as complete
| Carole Lombard | ... |
Alabam Lee
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| May Robson | ... |
Patricia Patterson
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| Roger Pryor | ... |
Johnny Mills
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| Walter Connolly | ... |
Judge Daly
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| Arthur Hohl | ... |
Kendall
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| Raymond Walburn | ... |
Front O'Malley
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| James Burke | ... |
Brannigan
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| Henry Kolker | ... |
Opper
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Mariska Aldrich | ... |
Lucretia
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Jack Boyle | ... |
Walsh
(as John Boyle)
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Joe Arado | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Helen Barclay | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Jack Baston | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Harold Berquist | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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| Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Bradley - Court Clerk (uncredited)
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| Charles Brinley | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Don Brodie | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Lorena Carr | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Ruth Clifford | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Charles Coleman | ... |
The Butler (uncredited)
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Edith Conrad | ... |
Miss Kingsley's Assistant (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Aileen Covington | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Lucille De Nevers | ... |
Patron (uncredited)
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| Sayre Dearing | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Bill Devins | ... |
Copy Boy (uncredited)
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Abe Dinovitch | ... |
Louie - Singer (uncredited)
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Allyn Drake | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Lowell Drew | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Frank Fanning | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| William Faversham | ... |
Marlowe - Elecution Teacher (uncredited)
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Eddie Foster | ... |
Radio Technician (uncredited)
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| May Foster | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Christian J. Frank | ... |
Proprietor (uncredited)
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Joe Friedman | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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| Bud Geary | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Maurine Gray | ... |
Patron (uncredited)
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| Kit Guard | ... |
Brawling Waiter (uncredited)
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| Lillian Harmer | ... |
Miss Kingsley (uncredited)
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Joe Harris | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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A.R. Haysel | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Edward Hearn | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... |
Sailor in Brawl (uncredited)
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Charles H. Hickman | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Harry Hollingsworth | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Ralph Hornbrook | ... |
Patron (uncredited)
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| Kathleen Howard | ... |
Mrs. Mills (uncredited)
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| Arthur Stuart Hull | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| William Irving | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Adele Cutler Jerome | ... |
Dancing Teacher (uncredited)
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Eleanor Johnston | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Tiny Jones | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Crauford Kent | ... |
Brooke (uncredited)
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| Charles King | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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| W.E. Lawrence | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Peggy Leon | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Hazel Lollier | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Jack Low | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Billy Mann | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Betty May | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Frank Mayo | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Charles McAvoy | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Margaret Morgan | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Louis Natheaux | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Amber Norman | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Dennis O'Keefe | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Hal Price | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Jack Rice | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Dick Rush | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Mitch Ryan | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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| Hector V. Sarno | ... |
Florist (uncredited)
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Allan Sears | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Lee Shumway | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Christine Signe | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Cy Slocum | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Bert Starkey | ... |
Elevator Man (uncredited)
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Jack Stone | ... |
Brawling Waiter (uncredited)
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| Charles Sullivan | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Akim Tamiroff | ... |
Poupolis (uncredited)
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| Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Arthur Thalasso | ... |
Bouncer (uncredited)
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Irene Thompson | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Mose (uncredited)
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Fred Trowbridge | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Catherine Wallace | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Jack Walters | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Robert Wilber | ... |
Bouncer (uncredited)
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| Harry Wilson | ... |
Bar Brawler (uncredited)
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| Lillian Worth | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| David Burton | ||
Written by
| Jo Swerling | ... | (screen play) |
| Dwight Taylor | ... | (story) |
Cinematography by
| Ted Tetzlaff | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Viola Lawrence | ... | film editor |
Casting By
| Harold Dodds | ||
| Dan Kelly | ||
Costume Design by
| Robert Kalloch | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Arthur S. Black Jr. | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Glenn Rominger | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Audrey Scott | ... | riding double: Carole Lombard (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Louis Silvers | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Harry Cohn | ... | president: Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Edith Conrad | ... | stand-in: May Robson (uncredited) |
| Newton House | ... | stand-in: Roger Pryor (uncredited) |
| Adele Cutler Jerome | ... | double: Carole Lombard (uncredited) |
| Joe Lynch | ... | stand-in: Walter Connolly (uncredited) |
| Robert North | ... | supervisor (uncredited) |
| Helen Parker | ... | stand-in: Carole Lombard (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1934) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1934) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Greater Australasian Films (1935) (Australia) (theatrical) (as Greater Australasian Films, Ltd.)
- Screen Gems (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia Pictures Television (1993) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (Carole Lombard: In the Thirties)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
- TCM Vault Collection (package design)
- Western Electric (noiseless recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Fan dancer Alabam Lee is convicted of breaching the morals code with her racy shows. Her agent has her adopt a "mother" from an old ladies home as a publicity ploy to improve her image. Alabam chooses Patricia"Patsy" Patterson, a drunk and disorderly street lady with a past. Patsy has a protector in Johnny Mills, the lawyer son of her old flame. When Johnny comes to visit Patsy he meets Alabam and the two eventually fall in love. Both Patsy and the everpresent Judge Daly think that Alabam is golddigging for Johnny's money and their attempts to break things up puts the relationship on shaky ground.
Written by Gary Jackson |
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| Taglines | Men who loved her grew sadder - but WISER ! (original one-sheet poster) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | While many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the 76-minute print available today, they were left in the cast list because of the missing nine minutes. See more » |
| Goofs | At about 0:30:00 when Alabam holds the note Johnny wrote, the hand holding the note has no or clear nail polish, yet Carole Lombard is wearing very dark polish. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Follows Lady for a Day (1933). See more » |
| Soundtracks | M-O-T-H-E-R, a Word That Means the World to Me See more » |
| Quotes |
Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson:
It's only youngsters that have to watch their step. Old people don't have to be respectable. Old people are respectable in spite of themselves. See more » |