Lady for a Day (1933)
| Release Date | 07 September 1933 |
| Tagline | Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made! |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Comedy of Manners |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Wedding Bells, Class Differences, Mothers and Daughters |
| Tones | Affectionate, Warm, Wistful, Witty |
| Tags | Apple, Deception, Forbidden Love, Gambling, Gangster, Mother, Pygmalion, Rags To Riches, Role Switching, Romance, Social Classes |
Lady for a Day is a 1933 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the short story Madame La Gimp by Damon Runyon. It was the first film for which Capra received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and the first Columbia Pictures release to be nominated for Best Picture.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Inspector
Vangie Beilby
Woman on Street
Harry C. Bradley
Lloyd - Hotel Mail Clerk
Raymond Brown
Seated Man in Mayor's Office
George Cooper
Cheesecake
Jay Eaton
Hotel Desk Clerk
Frank Fanning
Plainclothesman
Sherry Hall
Ship News Reporter
Tiny Jones
Flower Peddler
Lew Kelly
Harry the Horse
Milton Kibbee
Man in Mayor's Office
Edward LeSaint
Police Captain Moore
Dad Mills
Blind Man
Miki Morita
Dave the Dude's Butler
Shorty
Legless Man
Charles Sullivan
Butch - Mug at Reception
Leo White
Pierre
Director
Writer
Producer
Original Music
Howard Jackson
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Cinematographer
Editor
Gene Havlick
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Art Director
Stephen Goosson
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Costume Designer
Robert Kalloch
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman
assistant director
Art Department
George Rhein
props
Sound Department
Irving 'Buster' Libbott
assistant sound recording engineer
Camera and Electrical Department
André Barlatier
camera operator
William Fraker Jr.
still photographer
George Hager
chief electrician
George F. Kelley
assistant camera
James Lloyd
grip
Michael Walsh
assistant camera
Editorial Department
Charles Nelson
editorial assistant
Music Department
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
musical director
Other Crew
George Brown
general press agent
Lester Cowan
assistant: Mr. Cohn
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
,
Kamera Film
Columbia Pictures Corporation
,
Columbia Films S.A.
Columbia Films
Columbia Pictures Near East
Ese Films Columbia Films S.A.
Consorzio Cinematografico
Columbia Pictures of Argentina
Columbia Pictures do Brasil
Columbia Pictures de Cuba
Columbia Pictures of Peru
Christiaan van der Ree
Medal Fim Exchange
Columbia Pictures of Panama
Columbia Films of China
Columbia Films of India
Columbia Pictures of Philippines
Columbia Films of Netherlands Indies
Columbia Films of Malaya
Columbia Pictures Proprietary
Columbia Pictures Proprietary
Criterion Collection, The
Image Entertainment
,
International Entertainment Enterprises
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
DNA
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