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Lady for a Day

1933 · 96 min

A gentle, big-hearted fable that blends streetwise comedy with a tearful reunion, leaving you charmed and a little misty-eyed.

Tagline: Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made!
Overview: Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
class
deception
love
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Frank Capra
Written by: Robert Riskin
Starring: Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, Ned Sparks, Walter Connolly, Jean Parker, Nat Pendleton
Music: Howard Jackson
Cinematography: Joseph Walker
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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