LADY FOR A NIGHT

DIRECTED BY LEIGH JASON
PRODUCED BY ALBERT J. COHEN
REPUBLIC PICTURES

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau
Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.
When her husband is killed in an attempt on her life,
she is charged with his murder.
Summary written by Jim Beaver

Full Cast
Joan Blondell .... Jenny 'Jen' Blake Alderson
John Wayne .... Jackson Morgan
Philip Merivale .... Stephen Alderson
Blanche Yurka .... Julia Anderson
Ray Middleton .... Alan Alderson
Edith Barrett .... Katherine Alderson
Leonid Kinskey .... Boris, Jack's Bodyguard
Hattie Noel .... Chloe, Jenny's Maid
Montagu Love .... Judge
Carmel Myers .... Mrs. Dickson, the Mayor's Wife
Dorothy Burgess .... Flo
Guy Usher .... Governor
Ivan Miller .... Mayor Dickson
Patricia Knox .... Mabel
Lew Payton .... Napoleon, Alderson's Servant
Marilyn Hare .... Mary Lou
Hall Johnson Choir
Frank Orth .... Coroner (scenes deleted)
Maxine Ardell .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Margaret Armstrong .... Governor's Wife (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor .... Woman (uncredited)
Loretta Barnett .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Bunny Bronson .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Margaret Bryson .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Hal Cooke .... Civic Leader (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson .... Black Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Jeanette Dickson .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Pearl Early .... (uncredited)
Neely Edwards .... Announcer (uncredited)
Edith Evanson .... Dressmaker (uncredited)
Gladys Gale .... Mother (uncredited)
Jack George .... Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Frances Gladwin .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Gordon .... Mr. Crane (uncredited)
Janet Graves .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Dolores Gray .... Dolores, a Singer (uncredited)
Valerie Hall .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Howard C. Hickman .... Civil War General (uncredited)
Betty Hill .... Governor's Daughter (uncredited)
Marion Huston .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Kenny .... Man Smacked on Head (uncredited)
Jean Le Roy .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy .... Policeman (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick .... Card Player (uncredited)
Gaby McLaughlin .... Dancer (uncredited)
Charles F. Miller .... Father (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell .... Civic Leader (uncredited)
Eula Morgan .... Dowager (uncredited)
Forbes Murray .... Defense Attorney (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien .... King's Club Worker (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson .... Horse Dealer (uncredited)
Dick Rush .... Policeman (uncredited)
Nancy Savoy .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Dorothy Schoemer .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon .... Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock .... Croupier (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson .... Big Mike, the Floorman (uncredited)
Henry 'Hot Shot' Thomas .... Black Man (uncredited)
Martin Turner .... Black Attendant (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal .... Spinster (uncredited)
Corinne Valdez .... Lead Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
Tito Valdez .... Dancer (uncredited)
Blue Washington .... Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin .... Prosecuter (uncredited)
Leigh Whipper .... Joe Cupid, the Charm Seller (uncredited)
Paul White .... Black Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock .... Civic Leader (uncredited)
Buck Woods .... Lazy Man in Hammock (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Garrett Fort (story)
Isabel Dawn (screenplay) &
Boyce DeGaw (screenplay) (as Boyce Degaw)

Original Music
David Buttolph

Cinematography
Norbert Brodine

Hi,
This is a Joan Blondell film, featuring Duke.
It's OK, not good but watchable.
Duke make a poor attempt at comedy, and although
he enjoyed comedy parts, this is a dreary one!
Duke said at the time,
It's a woman's picture
LADY FOR A NIGHT was his final picture, before the US
entered WWII.
Its critics found it out of step with, reality, highlighting class divide, 'stick with your own'
and branded it racist and sexist.
However, I thought it was just a bit of harmless fun.
Rating 4/10

Hi

Lady For A Night was one of many pictures made around this time in which John Wayne wasn't supposed to act he was there to be looked at as the male lead supporting the woman star. Re-Union in France was another similar movie designed to bring Joan Crawford back to the forefront who she appeared opposite was academic.

Lady From Louisiana was another such movie.

Regards

Arthur

Hi

Nice poster even if the film wasn't brilliant.


Regards

Arthur

Here are a couple of posters. This first one is the same as the one Keith posted in his introductory post for the film, with a little deeper color.

1962

This second one is a 1953 reissue poster. As is the case most of the time, the reissue is not anywhere near as attractive as the original.

1963