Lady by Choice

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Patsy Patterson (May Robson) is an elderly, brash drunk whose unpredictable behavior lands her in a retirement home. Alabam Lee (Carole Lombard) is a fan dancer whose lewd act gets her charged with indecency. In an effort to clean up her image, Alabam's publicist (Raymond Walburn) decides she should "adopt" a mother for Mothers Day, and Alabam picks Patsy. What starts off as a publicity stunt, however, soon develops into a very real and meaningful relationship between the two women.
  • Genre:
    comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    David Burton
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  • Production Co:
    Columbia Pictures Corporation

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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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.
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  • 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
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