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Ladies of Leisure is a american film of genre Drama directed by Frank Capra released in USA on 5 april 1930 with Barbara Stanwyck
Ladies of Leisure (1930)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 april 1930
Length 1h39
Directed by Frank Capra
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on plays
Rating66%
Ladies of Leisure is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ralph Graves. The film is based on the 1924 play Ladies of the Evening by Milton Herbert Gropper, and has a screenplay by Jo Swerling.
The film is about an artist from a wealthy family who hires a "party girl" as his model. As they get to know each other, the girl begins to regret her past, and the two fall in love, but they must face his family's strong opposition to their union. Ladies of Leisure received generally positive reviews, and Stanwyck's performance was praised by critics. The success of the film made Stanwyck a star.
Synopsis
Aspiring artist Jerry Strong (Ralph Graves), the son of a wealthy railroad tycoon, sneaks out of a party he allowed his friend Bill Standish (Lowell Sherman) to hold at his New York penthouse apartment and studio. While out driving in the country, Jerry meets self-described "party girl" Kay Arnold (Barbara Stanwyck), who is escaping from another party aboard a yacht, and gives her a ride back to the city. He sees something in her and offers her a job as his model for a painting titled "Hope". In their first session, Jerry wipes off her makeup to try to bring out her true nature. Perpetual partier and drunkard Standish thinks Kay looks fine just the way she is and invites her on a cruise to Havana. She declines his offer.Actors
Barbara Stanwyck
(Kay Arnold)
Ralph Graves
(Jerry Strong)
Lowell Sherman
(Bill Standish)
Marie Prevost
(Dot Lamarr)
George Fawcett
(John Strong)
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