Lady by Choice

1934

Lady by Choice

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Movie Info

In this film, May Robson plays a drunken derelict who'd once been quite a heartbreaker. Her self-respect is restored when she is asked to pose as fan-dancer Carole Lombard's mother. Lombard is part of the deal only to gain publicity for herself, but Robson takes her assignment seriously.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

David Burton
Written By:

Jo Swerling
In Theaters:

Oct 15, 1934 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 24, 1992
Runtime:

78 minutes
Studio:

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Carole Lombard
as `Alabam' Georgia Lee

May Robson
as Patsy Patterson

Walter Connolly
as Judge Daly

Roger Pryor
as Johnny Mills

Arthur Hohl
as Charlie Kendall

Raymond Walburn
as Front O'Malley

James Burke
as Sgt. Brannigan

Mariska Aldrich
as Lucretia

William Faversham
as Malone

Jack Boyle
as Walsh

Henry Kolker
as David Opper

Lillian Harmer
as Miss Kennedy

Abe Dinovitch
as Louie

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Mose

Charles Coleman
as Butler

Hector V. Sarno
as Florist

Harry C. Bradley
as Court Clerk

Julius Tannen
as Brooke

Christian J. Frank
as Proprietor

Edith Conrad
as Miss Kingsley's Assistant

Tiny Jones
as Woman

Irene Thompson
as Chorus Girl

Harold Berquist
as Bailiff

Adele Jerome
as Dancing Teacher/Double for Lombard

Gino Corrado
as Head Waiter

Kit Guard
as Brawling Waiter

Jack Stone
as Brawling Waiter

Charles King
as Drunk

William Irving
as Drunk

Cy Slocum
as Drunk

Billy Mann
as Drunk

Lee Shumway
as Detective

Allan Sears
as Detective

Edward Hearn
as Detective

Charles Sullivan
as Sailor

Jimmie Dundee
as Sailor

Harry Tenbrook
as Sailor

Dennis O'Keefe
as Dancing Extra

Eddie Foster
as Radio Technician

Christine Signe
as Maid

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Critic Reviews for Lady by Choice

All Critics (2)

Carole Lombard as a fan dancer and May Robson as an old slattern whose hobby is liquor but whose heart is gold. Pretty silly stuff.

Jun 6, 2019 | Full Review…

Helen Brown Norden
Vanity Fair
No problem with Carole Lombard in this modest sentimental comedy, she has the part down pat.

May 18, 2009 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Audience Reviews for Lady by Choice

Aug 28, 2011

Okay but no Lady for a Day. May Robson is always a pleasure to watch and Carole Lombard is full of snap but the story is as old as the hills and not terribly well directed.

jay n Super Reviewer
May 13, 2009

Obviously, I love Carole Lombard, but I sometimes find her roles or the way she acts them a little over the top, ie Twentieth Century and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. This role was more subdued and definitely heart-felt. I loved the relationship between Lombard and Robson and their characters. The story is reminiscent of Camille - wrong side of the tracks girl in love with an heir who could lose everything by marrying her - but not quite as well. It is still worth viewing.

nefnie l Super Reviewer