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The Lady Lies

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Claudette Colbert and Walter Huston in The Lady Lies (1929)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
100
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hobart Henley
  • Writers
    • John Meehan(play)
    • Garrett Fort(adaptation)
    • Mort Blumenstock(titles)
  • Stars
    • Walter Huston
    • Claudette Colbert
    • Charles Ruggles
Top credits
  • Director
    • Hobart Henley
  • Writers
    • John Meehan(play)
    • Garrett Fort(adaptation)
    • Mort Blumenstock(titles)
  • Stars
    • Walter Huston
    • Claudette Colbert
    • Charles Ruggles
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    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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  • Photos7

    Tom Brown, Patricia Deering, Jean Dixon, and Betty Garde in The Lady Lies (1929)
    Claudette Colbert and Walter Huston in The Lady Lies (1929)
    Claudette Colbert in The Lady Lies (1929)
    Claudette Colbert and Walter Huston in The Lady Lies (1929)
    Patricia Deering and Hobart Henley in The Lady Lies (1929)
    Claudette Colbert, Jean Dixon, Walter Huston, and Charles Ruggles in The Lady Lies (1929)

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    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • Robert Rossiteras Robert Rossiter
    Claudette Colbert
    Claudette Colbert
    • Joyce Roameras Joyce Roamer
    Charles Ruggles
    Charles Ruggles
    • Charlie Tayleras Charlie Tayler
    Patricia Deering
    • Jo Rossiteras Jo Rossiter
    Tom Brown
    Tom Brown
    • Bob Rossiteras Bob Rossiter
    Betty Garde
    Betty Garde
    • Hilda Pearsonas Hilda Pearson
    Jean Dixon
    Jean Dixon
    • Ann Gardneras Ann Gardner
    Duncan Penwarden
    • Henry Tuttleas Henry Tuttle
    Virginia True Boardman
    Virginia True Boardman
    • Amelia Tuttleas Amelia Tuttle
    Verna Deane
    • Bernice Tuttleas Bernice Tuttle
    • Director
      • Hobart Henley
    • Writers
      • John Meehan(play) (scenario)
      • Garrett Fort(adaptation)
      • Mort Blumenstock(titles)
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    Storyline

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    Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.
    • wealth
    • domestic
    • based on play
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    • Taglines
      • Temptress or Loving Wife? The most fascinating woman the talking screen has yet revealed! Has she the right to love and happiness? (Print Ad- Nashua Telegraph, ((Nashua, NH)) 4 November 1929)
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
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    • Trivia
      One of the earliest of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Tayler: Now, Hilda, you'll tell me the reason for getting me up in the middle of the night to come and have breakfast with you like this.

      Hilda Pearson: Oh, Daddy, I have sad news for you.

      Charlie Tayler: Oh, my goodness! What has Papa's little rustle of spring got to tell Papa?

      Hilda Pearson: You lost four thousand dollars on the market today.

      Charlie Tayler: Did you get me out of a nice warm bed to tell me that? How did this thing happen?

      Hilda Pearson: Well, I switched my account over to your brokers. I thought it would be kind of clubby. You know, your account and mine right next to each other.

      Charlie Tayler: Oh, that would be cosy and comfy wouldn't it? In other words, you mean that you're four thousand dollars short at my broker?

      Hilda Pearson: Yes, and if four grand aren't there by the time the market closes, they'll sell your baby right out. You wouldn't want that to happen, would you, Daddy?

      Charlie Tayler: Oh, no. Mamma knows Daddy wouldn't want that to happen. Tell me something, did you look me up in Bradstreet?

      Hilda Pearson: You bet your life I did.

      Charlie Tayler: And you found there was gold in them thar hills?

      Hilda Pearson: Oh, Daddy...!

      Charlie Tayler: Well do me a favour, don't try to get it all in one blad, will you?

    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Une femme a menti (1930)

    User reviews7

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    Top review
    4/10
    Getting Started with Claudette Colbert
    While buying a gift for his daughter, widower Walter Huston (as Robert Rossiter) finds French salesclerk Claudette Colbert (as Joyce Roamer) to be both pretty and helpful. Soon thereafter, a chance meeting leads to an over two year affair. Apparently succumbing to his snooty Massachusetts relatives, Mr. Huston decides not to marry below his station, and develops an "understanding" agreeable to Ms. Colbert. It couldn't be that Huston is listening to his perpetually drunk pal Charles Ruggles (as Charlie Tayler), who warns Huston to stay away from brunettes. Colbert is considered a "jezebel" among Huston's friends and relations.

    Becoming aware of their father's affair, teenage children Tom Brown (as Robert "Bob" Rossiter Jr.) and Patricia Deering (as Josephine "Jo" Rossiter) decide to meet Colbert, who shares a New York apartment with Huston. Young Mr. Brown telephones Colbert with dire health news. To turn the tables on the tricky kids, Colbert tells them she and Huston's upcoming trip to Europe is also going to be a honeymoon. But, it's just a cruise. This is how "The Lady Lies" gets its title. The film is probably most interesting as a chance to see the then stage actress Claudette Colbert in an early starring appearance (showing plenty of profile).

    **** The Lady Lies (9/21/29) Hobart Henley ~ Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert, Tom Brown, Charles Ruggles
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 女は嘘つき
    • Filming locations
      • Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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