Lilly Turner is a 1933 American pre-Code melodrama directed by William A. Wellman, starring Ruth Chatterton and produced by First National Pictures. It is based on the 1932 play of the same name by Phillip Dunning and George Abbott. Warner Brothers (which absorbed First National in November 1929) attempted to reissue the film in 1936, but the Production Code Office denied them a certificate.[1]
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| Directed by | William A. Wellman |
| Written by | George Abbott (play) Gene Markey Kathryn Scola |
| Based on | Lilly Turner 1932 play by Phillip Dunning and George Abbott |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis (uncredited) |
| Starring | Ruth Chatterton George Brent Frank McHugh |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Plot
editA woman who marries a bigamist, then a drunk, and falls in love with another man, all while working at a carnival.
Cast
edit- Ruth Chatterton as Lilly Turner
- George Brent as Bob Chandler
- Frank McHugh as Dave Dixon
- Guy Kibbee as Doc Peter McGill
- Robert Barrat as Fritz
- Ruth Donnelly as Edna Yokum
- Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. McGill
- Gordon Westcott as Rex Durkee
- Arthur Vinton as Sam Waxman
- Grant Mitchell as Dr. Hawley
- Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Turner
- Mae Busch as Hazel
References
edit- ^ "Lilly Turner". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
External links
edit- Lilly Turner at IMDb
- Lilly Turner at the TCM Movie Database
- Lilly Turner at AllMovie
- Lilly Turner at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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