Lady for a Day (1933)
The classic story of Apple Annie is timeless. You can watch several versions of it, from 1933 all the way through to a Chinese adaptation starring Jackie Chan in 1989. Every version I’ve seen has reduced me to tears, and I wholeheartedly recommend the original: Lady for a Day.
If you don’t know the story, May Robson plays a poor woman who sacrifices to give her daughter a better life. In other words, she’s the epitome of the long suffering mom. She literally sells apples on the street while her daughter goes to a European finishing school. So that her daughter doesn’t find out about her destitute, low-class condition, she writes her letters on fancy hotel stationary. Finally, her daughter announces she’s coming home to visit, and to introduce her very wealthy fiancé. What’s May to do?
As the story goes, Apple Annie has a powerful friend: a gangster who always buys her apples for good luck. When he learns of her plight, he makes it his mission to help her. In this version, the gangster is played by Warren Williams, a very popular actor from the early 1930s. You’ll also see Walter Connolly, Guy Kibbee, Jean Parker, Glenda Farrell, Ned Sparks, Nat Pendleton, Halliwell Hobbs, and an early walk-on from Ward Bond If you like this story, you’ll love Stella Dallas or the musical remake Pocketful of Miracles starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford.
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If you don’t know the story, May Robson plays a poor woman who sacrifices to give her daughter a better life. In other words, she’s the epitome of the long suffering mom. She literally sells apples on the street while her daughter goes to a European finishing school. So that her daughter doesn’t find out about her destitute, low-class condition, she writes her letters on fancy hotel stationary. Finally, her daughter announces she’s coming home to visit, and to introduce her very wealthy fiancé. What’s May to do?
As the story goes, Apple Annie has a powerful friend: a gangster who always buys her apples for good luck. When he learns of her plight, he makes it his mission to help her. In this version, the gangster is played by Warren Williams, a very popular actor from the early 1930s. You’ll also see Walter Connolly, Guy Kibbee, Jean Parker, Glenda Farrell, Ned Sparks, Nat Pendleton, Halliwell Hobbs, and an early walk-on from Ward Bond If you like this story, you’ll love Stella Dallas or the musical remake Pocketful of Miracles starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thank "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Ward Bond movies here!