The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets her off fronts her money to start a new life in NY where she becomes a successful business woman and meets wealthy businessman, Harry Davenport. He knows nothing of her past. Then someone from the past shows up. Will she be exposed? Will she follow through on her plan to marry?
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- George AbbottDirector
- Owen DavisScreenplay
- Adelaide HeilbronScreenplay
Cast
- Tallulah BankheadCarlotta / Ann Trevor
- Fredric MarchDick Grady
- Harry DavenportRoger Metcalf
- Scott KolkLarry Gordon
- Anne SutherlandMrs. Gordon
- Margaret AdamsPaula Marsden
- Lily CahillHelen Grace
- Jay FassettJames Bradford
- Joseph CalleiaJuan
- Berton ChurchillMr. Osgood
- Millard MitchellTrooper
- Eric BloreBarfly
Stills
Themes
deportationpanamamurderpre-codelandlady