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The Lady Consents

  • 19361936
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
126
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150,108
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Herbert Marshall and Ann Harding in The Lady Consents (1936)
DramaRomance
Civilized wife (Anne Talbot) doesn't protest when husband (Dr. Talbot) runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized (Gerry). Is he sorry!Civilized wife (Anne Talbot) doesn't protest when husband (Dr. Talbot) runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized (Gerry). Is he sorry!Civilized wife (Anne Talbot) doesn't protest when husband (Dr. Talbot) runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized (Gerry). Is he sorry!
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
126
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
150,108
15,916
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    • Director
      • Stephen Roberts
    • Writers
      • P.J. Wolfson(screen play)
      • Anthony Veiller(screen play)
      • Robert Sparks(contributor to screenplay construction)
    • Stars
      • Ann Harding
      • Herbert Marshall
      • Margaret Lindsay
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    • Director
      • Stephen Roberts
    • Writers
      • P.J. Wolfson(screen play)
      • Anthony Veiller(screen play)
      • Robert Sparks(contributor to screenplay construction)
    • Stars
      • Ann Harding
      • Herbert Marshall
      • Margaret Lindsay
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    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Walter Abel and Ann Harding in The Lady Consents (1936)
    Herbert Marshall and Ann Harding in The Lady Consents (1936)
    Herbert Marshall and Ann Harding in The Lady Consents (1936)
    Herbert Marshall and Ann Harding in The Lady Consents (1936)

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    Ann Harding
    Ann Harding
    • Anne Talbot
    Herbert Marshall
    Herbert Marshall
    • Dr. Michael J. Talbot
    Margaret Lindsay
    Margaret Lindsay
    • Gerry Mannerly
    Walter Abel
    Walter Abel
    • Stanley Ashton
    Edward Ellis
    Edward Ellis
    • Jim Talbot
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Mr. Yardley
    Ilka Chase
    Ilka Chase
    • Susan
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • Sam - Jim's Servant
    • (uncredited)
    Thomas Braidon
    • Henry - the Butler
    • (uncredited)
    David Clyde
    David Clyde
    • Engineer McGregor
    • (uncredited)
    Neal Dodd
    • The Minister
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Dooley
    Billy Dooley
    • Oysters Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Apple Lady
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Hilliard
    • Undetermined Role
    • (unconfirmed)
    • (uncredited)
    John Ince
    John Ince
    • Dr. Prentice
    • (uncredited)
    Wilfred Lucas
    Wilfred Lucas
    • Dr. Rand
    • (uncredited)
    George C. Pearce
    George C. Pearce
    • Dr. Wilcox
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Porcasi
    Paul Porcasi
    • Joe - Restaurant Proprietor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Stephen Roberts
    • Writers
      • P.J. Wolfson(screen play) (from the story by)
      • Anthony Veiller(screen play)
      • Robert Sparks(contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      RKO received numerous letters of complaint from glass-blowers unions when the new technology of beer in cans was featured in this film. The first commercially successful introduction of canned beer was on January 24, 1935 in Richmond, Virginia due to a partnership between the American Can Company and the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. It was so successful that by the end of 1935, over 200,000,000 cans of beer had been sold by various brewers across the USA.
    • Goofs
      When Gerry arrives at the Talbots' costume party and is going towards the staircase, the shadow of pretty much all the sound equipment, the boom pole and mike, fall across a couple of partygoers in the foreground.
    • Connections
      References The Cuckoos (1930)
    • Soundtracks
      Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main
      (1880) (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Godfrey Marks

      Sung a cappella by Hobart Cavanaugh and Walter Abel with modified lyrics

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    4/10
    Divided between Ann and Ellis
    To be frank considering their performance it could have been a bit more, but all others except Margaret pulled it all down, and the worst was the direction. The plot is not too unpredictable - there is a happily married couple in the midts of which thoroughly ruthless- probably cruel and sadist is a correct term to add to that - and scheming woman Jerry lands up and in her first meeting itself alienates the husband from wife. Well with that type of husband, I don't suppose any wife would like to go back for future and likely repetible mishaps of this kind, but being under code and also to have the soap coefficient she does. How to manage the current wife into becoming ex-wife is too silly to think of, as was anyway her scheme to become a wife itself. The woman is a celebrity (as introduced), a champion sportswoman - and quite definitely socialite - and must be one of means too,, though not told explicitly, but to be mocing around, playing those championships do cost money. And with her media exposure, and popularity, and looks, one could hardly believe when she said "I didn't marry you for money, or looks" is understandable "But you are the best I could get my hands on" is certainly not, and then trying to prove her a gld digger when she left him, for his alimony payments ? Unbelievable of course one have to think of his first wife-about to be third one and her situation, since he would have to still pay alimony to one of the wives, the second one in this case. It won't have been so bad considering Ann, unfortunately typecast into soaps of this type - there and a couple of good performances by Lindsay and Ellis but all others were quite thoroughly rotten, including Abel as the constant suitor, they weren't convincing, and almost wooden, including Herbert.
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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Indestructable Mrs. Talbot
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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