Lady for a Night

FROM THE DEEP ROMANTIC SOUTH COMES ANOTHER THRILLING DRAMA OF LOVE AND INTRIGUE

5.519421h 28mReleased

Drama

Romance

Overview

Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.

StatusReleased

Release Date1942-01-05

Runtime1h 28m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

gambling

social satire

black and white

Stream

IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel

US data via JustWatch

Cast & Crew

Joan Blondell

as Jenny Blake

John Wayne

as Jackson Morgan

Philip Merivale

as Stephen Alderson

Blanche Yurka

as Julia Anderson

Ray Middleton

as Alan Alderson

Edith Barrett

as Katherine Alderson

Leonid Kinskey

as Boris

Hattie Noel

as Chloe

Montagu Love

as Judge

Carmel Myers

as Mrs. Dickson

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Nov 8, 2023

6/10

Joan Blondell delivers something of a feisty Stanwyck-style character in her depiction of successful river boat owner "Jenny". Together with her local kingpin co-partner "Jackson" (John Wayne) they make a good living from the great and the good of Tennessee society. The thing is, though, "Jenny" has ambitions to join that society. She craves respec…

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