Once a Lady

Nov 7, 1931

1h 20m

★ 2.7

Overview

A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an affair with one of his friends, she is forced to leave Britain and moves to Paris. Many years later, her daughter approaches her, needing her help.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Anna Keremazoff

Ruth Chatterton

Bennett Cloud

Ivor Novello

Faith Penwick

Jill Esmond

Jimmy Fenwick

Geoffrey Kerr

Lady Ellen Somerville

Doris Lloyd

Roger Fenwick

Herbert Bunston

Mrs. Fenwick

Gwendolyn Logan

Alice Fenwick

Stella Moore

Caroline Gryce

Edith Kingdon

Allen Corinth

Bramwell Fletcher

Harry Cosden

Theodore von Eltz

Miss Bleeker

Ethel Griffies

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5.8

Blondie Johnson

Feb 25, 1933

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dec 24, 1931

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

7.5

Frankenstein

Nov 21, 1931

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

6.9

42nd Street

Mar 11, 1933

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

5.5

Emperor Jones

Sep 29, 1933

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

6.1

Ladies They Talk About

Feb 4, 1933

A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.

6.1

Employees' Entrance

Feb 11, 1933

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl, but not before the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store. Her biggest fear is that Martin finds out the truth about her "career move."

5.5

Ann Vickers

Sep 26, 1933

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again.

6.1

Svengali

May 20, 1931

A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.

5.6

Love Affair

Mar 17, 1932

Heiress learns to fly from aeronautical engineer. Things get complicated as their affair progresses.

6.3

The Cabin in the Cotton

Sep 26, 1932

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.

5.2

She Had to Say Yes

Jul 15, 1933

Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have been using professional female entertainers to keep their clients very happy, but the clients are getting bored of them. Tommy convinces management to replace the professionals with "volunteers" from the pool of stenographers. Inevitably some clients expectations are greater than their "dates", boyfriends become unhappy, and the "voluntary" duty becomes less so over time. At first, Tommy prevents Florence from being a volunteer, but eventually the prospect of a bonus becomes too great and he encourages her to volunteer. Afterwards, Tommy considers Florence a loose woman.

6.7

The Miracle Woman

Jul 17, 1931

After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind former aviator restore her faith and happiness?

6.5

Of Human Bondage

Jul 20, 1934

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

5.6

Cimarron

Jan 26, 1931

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.

6.2

Three on a Match

Oct 29, 1932

Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.

6.6

The Big House

Jun 14, 1930

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

6.4

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Aug 17, 1933

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.

7.1

Lady for a Day

Sep 13, 1933

Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.