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An upper-crust artist hires a 'party girl' as a model; romance follows.
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Kay Arnold
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Jerry Strong
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Bill Standish
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Dot Lamar
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Mrs. John Strong
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John Strong
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Claire Collins
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Charlie
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George - The Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Party Guest on Balcony (uncredited)
Edith Ellison ...
Jerry's Housekeeper (uncredited)
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Ship's Officer (uncredited)

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Frank Capra ... (as Frank R. Capra)

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Milton Herbert Gropper ... (adapted from the David Belasco Stage Play by)
 
Jo Swerling ... (adaptation and dialogue)

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Frank Capra ... producer (uncredited)
Harry Cohn ... producer

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... (uncredited)

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Joseph Walker ... (photography)

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Maurice Wright ... film editor

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Clifford Robertson ... (uncredited)

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Harrison Wiley ... (uncredited)

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Edward Stevenson ... (uncredited)

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David Selman ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Harry Blanchard ... sound mix engineer (uncredited)
John P. Livadary ... chief sound engineer (uncredited)

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Harold Rossmore ... casting assistant

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director (as Bakaleinikoff)

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Harry Cohn ... presenter
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Plot Summary

Jerry Strong is the son of a wealthy businessman, but he wants to be a painter. He hires Kay Arnold, a young woman with a questionable past, as a model. They fall in love and plan to get married, but Jerry's parents raise strong objections. Written by John Oswalt

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Taglines Exotic settings! Daring Sequences! Pretty Girls! Gay Life! Dynamic Drama! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Ladies of the Evening (United States)
  • Femmes de luxe (France)
  • Mujeres ligeras (Spain)
  • Vesele devojke (Yugoslavia, Serbian title)
  • Mujeres de lujo (Mexico)
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  • 99 min
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Trivia According to Frank Capra's autobiographical book, he dismissed using Barbara Stanwyck when their interview went badly. Frank Fay, Stanwyck's husband at the time, called Capra up, furious over Stanwyck's having come home from the interview, crying. Capra blamed Stanwyck, saying she acted like she didn't even want the part. Fay responded, "Frank, she's young, and shy, and she's been kicked around out here. Let me show you a test she made at Warner's." (The test was for "The Noose," a Broadway play Stanwyck starred in and also a film made without Stanwyck in 1928 by John Francis Dillon for First National.) Capra was so impressed that he left the screening immediately to get Harry Cohn, who ran Columbia, to sign up Stanwyck as quickly as possible. See more »
Goofs At the 9:13 mark, Barbara Stanwyck is holding a cigarette in her right hand, while reaching into the coat pocket with her left hand. Next we see both her hands opening a wallet, then cut back to her holding up the cigarette in her right hand. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982). See more »
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Quotes Bill Standish: Ever done any posing before?
Kay Arnold: I'm always posing.
Bill Standish: How do you spend your nights?
Kay Arnold: Re-posing.
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