Lady for a Day
by Frank Capra
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Actor: Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, May Robson, Ned Sparks, Warren WilliamDirector: Frank Capra
Brand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Joseph Walker
Editor: Gene Havlick
Producer: Harry Cohn
Writer: Damon Runyon
Writer: Robert Riskin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Lady for a Day
Movie Review: Great film....much better than its remake
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful 1933 Frank Capra film. All of the complaints about the scratches and print blemishes are a little carried away. This is a far cry from a public domain-VHS-transferred-to-DVD-disaster that some companies release. Given that Columbia no longer owns the film (or presumably have the negative), we're lucky to even see it! I've seen much worse quality from the major studios with releases to DVD of films from the late 20s-early 30s. I still have my old Criterion laserdisc of this title, and must say that the transfer used for this DVD is an improvement.
The real crime is that Amazon ships movies out these days in ENVELOPES! Yes, this $[...] DVD arrived in a bubble-wrap lined envelope that looked like it had been beaten to Hell. And, of course, the DVD had been jarred from the spindle and was loose inside the case upon arrival. Also, as expected, the disc surface was scratched all to Hell. Of course, it plays OK, so I can't really return it. For $[...], though, you'd at least expect a new, shiney disc surface. Shame on Amazon for their continued use of this shoddy shipping practice. The reason? It's cheap!! At least in stores, I can make sure the disc is not loose inside. I would never buy a copy of something in a store that contained a loose disc!
Summary of Lady for a Day
A Cinderella fairy tale set in the early 1930s, Lady for a Day is a delightfully charming mix of drama and comedy that earned four Academy Award nominations and propelled Frank Capra to the top ranks of popular filmmakers. Based on a Damon Runyon short story, Lady for a Day tells the tale of Apple Annie, a cantankerous New York City fruit peddler who has been pretending to be a high-society matron in letters to her daughter. When her daughter comes to visit with her aristocratic fiance, Apple Annie enlists her seedy gangster friends, who hilariously transform her into the grandest of dames!Based on a story by Damon Runyon, this Frank Capra film was nominated for several Oscars? after it was released in 1933 (it was remade by Capra as Pocketful of Miracles in 1961). A tenderhearted Depression-era comedy, it tells the story of Apple Annie (May Robson), a panhandling street vendor who has kept her real identity hidden from a daughter being reared in Europe. When the grown-up daughter comes to New York for a visit, Annie turns to gambler Dave the Dude (Warren William) for help. He transforms her--temporarily--into a high-society grande dame, but not without complications. The film is nearly stolen by Guy Kibbee, as a judge posing as Annie's husband, but Warren William, a John Barrymore lookalike, and dour Ned Sparks get laughs too. --Marshall Fine
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