Gallant Lady (1934 film)

Gallant Lady is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Ann Harding, Clive Brook and Otto Kruger. It was a production of Darryl F. Zanuck's independent company Twentieth Century Pictures. The film was released on January 5, 1934, by United Artists.[1][2][3] It was a commercial and critical success on its release.[4] It was remade in 1938 as Always Goodbye with Barbara Stanwyck and Herbert Marshall.[5]

Gallant Lady
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory La Cava
Screenplay bySam Mintz
Story byDouglas Z. Doty
Gilbert Emery
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
StarringAnn Harding
Clive Brook
Otto Kruger
CinematographyJ. Peverell Marley
Edited byBarbara McLean
Music byAlfred Newman
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • January 5, 1934 (1934-01-05)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

In New York Sally Wyndham watches in distress as her aviator fiancee is killed in a plane crash. Pregnant and dazes, she wanders the streets and encounters Dan Pritchard, a doctor who served a two year prison sentence for committing what he considered a mercy killing on one of his patients. With his support, she gives up her child for adoption to a couple of his friends. Her quest for stability and happiness later taken her to Italy and Paris. She eventually comes to hope that the child's adoptive mother will return her son to her.

Cast

References
  1. "Gallant Lady (1934) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. "Gallant Lady". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. "Movie Review - Gallant Lady (1934) Ann Harding, Clive Brook, Janet Beecher and Others in the New Picture at the Rivoli". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. Solomon p.211-12
  5. Tims p.58

Bibliography
  • Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
  • Tims, Hilton. Emotion Pictures: The 'Women's Picture', 1930-55. Columbus, 1987.
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