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Lady for a Night (1941)

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Release Date: Jan 5, 1942 Wide

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The unlikely combination of John Wayne and Joan Blondell adds a bit of vinegar and spice to the so-so costume drama Lady for a Night. Blondell is cast as Jenny Blake, owner of the Memphis Belle-not a WW2 bomber, but a gambling ship moored just outside New Orleans. Jenny's partner and erstwhile suitor is local political boss Jack Morgan (Wayne). She loves Morgan, but decides to marry for money and prestige, and to that end weds "black sheep" socialite Alan Alderson (Ray Middleton). Her new

PG, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics

Directed By: Leigh Jason

Written By: Boyce DeGaw, Isabel Dawn

In Theaters: Jan 5, 1942 Wide

Cast

Joan Blondell
Jenny Blake
John Wayne
Jack Morgan
Ray Middleton
Alan Alderson
Philip Merivale
Stephen Alderson
Blanche Yurka
Julia Alderson
Edith Barrett
Katherine Alderson
Leonid Kinskey
Boris
Hattie Noel
Chloe
Montagu Love
Judge
Carmel Myers
Mayor's wife
Dorothy Burgess
Flo
Guy Usher
Governor
Ivan Miller
Mayor
Patricia Knox
Mabel
Lew Payton
Napoleon
Marilyn Hare
Mary Lou
Margaret Armstrong
Governor's Wife
Gertrude Astor
Woman
Dudley Dickerson
Dolores Gray
Dolores
The Hall Johnson Choir
Betty Hill
Governor's Daughter
Dewey Robinson
Horse Dealer
Minerva Urecal
Spinster
Pierre Watkin
Prosecutor
Paul White
Black Specialty Dancer
Jack George
Orchestra Leader
Henry Thomas

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Dull and predictable fare.

March 10, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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