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The Lady Refuses (1931)

"Torn From the Heart of Woman"

5.4/10 1h 12m Mar 08, 1931
Romance Drama

A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Lady Refuses
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Betty Compson
Betty Compson
June
Popularity: 4.5
John Darrow
John Darrow
Russell Courtney
Popularity: 0.9
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery
Sir Gerald Courtney
Popularity: 1.0
Margaret Livingston
Margaret Livingston
Berthine Waller
Popularity: 1.1
Ivan Lebedeff
Ivan Lebedeff
Nikolai Rabinoff
Popularity: 0.2
Edgar Norton
Edgar Norton
Dobbs
Popularity: 1.4
Daphne Pollard
Daphne Pollard
Millie
Popularity: 0.8
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
Sir James (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.1
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Dick Rush
Detective (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.8
Reginald Sharland
Reginald Sharland
Freddy (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.2

Key Crew

Director George Archainbaud
Screenplay Wallace Smith
Producer William LeBaron
Editor Jack Kitchin

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Keywords

jealousy love triangle self sacrifice murder prostitution pre-code gold digger interclass romance father son relationship melodrama melodramatic father and son jealous lover wild oats

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Mar 28, 2022

Betty Compson is quite good in this amiable little love-triangle melodrama. She is a lady down on her luck who, in order to avoid the pursuing constabulary, alights on the home of the wealthy "Sir Gerald" (Gilbert Emery). He takes her in, has dinner with her (much to the chagrin of his butler "Dobbs ... Read more

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Details
Release Date March 8, 1931
Runtime 1h 12m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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