A Lady to Love
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Directed by | Victor Sjöström |
Screenplay by | Sidney Howard |
Based on | They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard |
Produced by | Victor Sjöström |
Starring | Vilma Bánky Edward G. Robinson Robert Ames Richard Carle Lloyd Ingraham |
Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig Leslie F. Wilder |
Music by | William Axt |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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A Lady to Love is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and written by Sidney Howard. It stars Vilma Bánky, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Ames, Richard Carle and Lloyd Ingraham. The film was released on February 28, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot[]
Tony, a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California, advertises for a young wife, passing off a photograph of his handsome hired man, Buck, as himself. Lena, a San Francisco waitress, takes up the offer, and though she is disillusioned upon discovering the truth, she goes through with the marriage because of her desire to have a home and partially because of her weakness for Buck, whose efforts to take her away from Tony confirm her love for her husband.
Cast[]
- Vilma Bánky as Lena Shultz
- Edward G. Robinson as Tony
- Robert Ames as Buck
- Richard Carle as Postman
- Lloyd Ingraham as Father McKee
- Anderson Lawler as Doctor
- Gum Chin as Ab Gee
- Henry Armetta as Angelo
- George Davis as Giorgio
Reception[]
Mordaunt Hall in the New York Times praises Robinson but finds the rest lacking: "The picture lacks a pictorial mobility, but its range of acting, as offered by Mr. Robinson, from the lightest humor of emotions, as depicted during the scene when he discovers himself forsaken by his loved ones, is most gratifying."[1]
Copyright status[]
In 1958, the film entered the public domain (in the USA) because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.
See also[]
- The Secret Hour (1928)
- They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
References[]
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (March 1, 1930). "FILM OF PLAY IS EFFECTIVE". New York Times.
External links[]
- 1930 films
- English-language films
- American films
- 1930s English-language films
- American drama films
- 1930 drama films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Films directed by Victor Sjöström
- American black-and-white films
- American film remakes
- Sound film remakes of silent films
- 1930s drama film stubs