A Lady to Love
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Victor Seastrom
Vilma Banky
Edward G. Robinson
Robert Ames
Richard Carle
Lloyd Ingraham
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Tony, a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California, advertises for a young wife, passing off a photograph of his handsome hired man, Buck, as himself. Lena, a San Francisco waitress, takes up the offer, and though she is disillusioned upon discovering the truth, she goes through with the marriage because of her desire to have a home and partially because of her weakness for Buck, whose efforts to take her away from Tony confirm her love for her husband.
Director
Victor Seastrom
Cast
Vilma Banky
Edward G. Robinson
Robert Ames
Richard Carle
Lloyd Ingraham
Anderson Lawler
Gum Chin
Henry Armetta
George Davis
Crew
Film Details
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Notes
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer also produced a German-language version of this film, Die Sehnsucht Jeder Frau. Vilma Banky appeared "by arrangement with Samuel Goldwyn." An earlier adaptation of Sidney Howard's play was released in 1928 as The Secret Hour and starred Pola Negri and Jean Hersholt under Rowland V. Lee's direction. It was remade in 1940 as They Knew What They Wanted starring Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton, directed by Garson Kanin. The 1956 Broadway musical, The Most Happy Fella was also based on Howard's play.
