The Lady Lies (film)
{{short description|1929 film}}
{{other uses|The Lady Lies (song)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Lady Lies
| image = Ladyliesposter.jpg
| caption =
| director = Hobart Henley
| producer = Walter Wanger
| writer = Mort Blumenstock (titles)
Garrett Fort (adaptation)
| starring = Walter Huston
Claudette Colbert
Charles Ruggles
Tom Brown
| music =
| cinematography = William O. Steiner
| editing = Helene Turner
| studio = Paramount Pictures
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1929|09|21}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Lady Lies is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Hobart Henley, and starring Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert and Charles Ruggles.{{cite web |title=The Lady Lies|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/10131-THE-LADY-LIES?cxt=filmography |website=AFI Catalog of Featured Films |accessdate=November 16, 2020}} As was common during the early sound era, multiple-language versions were shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris for release in their respective markets including a Swedish version The Two of Us.
Plot
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Children of a widower who is having an affair with a salesgirl try to break it up but are won over by the girl.
Cast
- Walter Huston as Robert Rossiter
- Claudette Colbert as Joyce Roamer
- Charles Ruggles as Charlie Tyler
- Tom Brown as Bob Rossiter
- Betty Garde as Hilda Pearson
- Jean Dixon as Ann Gardner
- Duncan Penwarden as Henry Tuttle
- Virginia True Boardman as Amelia Tuttle
Filming locations
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
See also
Notes
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Internet Archive film|the-lady-lies_1929|The Lady Lies}}
- {{IMDb title|id= 0020072 |title=The Lady Lies}}
- {{tcmdb title|id=80675|title=The Lady Lies}}
{{Walter Wanger}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films produced by Walter Wanger
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Films with screenplays by Garrett Fort
Category:Films shot in Los Angeles
Category:English-language drama films
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