Lady for a Day(1933)
Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made!
Never-wed, poor, rough around the edges Apple Annie has always written to her daughter, Louise, in Spain that she is married and a member of New York's high society. Upon receiving unexpected word from Louise (who hasn't seen Annie since infancy) that she is en route to America with her new fiancé and his father, a count, so the three of them can meet her, Annie panics, despairing that her beloved daughter will be destroyed by the deception.
Movie: Lady for a Day
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Dave the Dude
Apple Annie
Judge Henry G. Blake
Missouri Martin
Happy McGuire
Count Romero
Louise
Shakespeare
Carlos
Butler
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