The Lady Fights Back is a 1937 American action film directed by Milton Carruth and written by Brown Holmes and Robert T. Shannon. It is based on the 1937 novel Heather of the High Hand by Arthur Stringer. The film stars Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey, William Lundigan, Willie Best, Joe Sawyer, and Paul Hurst. The film was released on October 1, 1937, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]
| The Lady Fights Back | |
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| Directed by | Milton Carruth |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | Heather of the High Hand 1937 novel by Arthur Stringer |
| Produced by | Edmund Grainger |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
| Edited by | Paul Landres |
| Music by | Charles Previn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe plot follows Power company worker Owen Merrill as goes into Muskalala River to make surveys for a dam site, when the head of Muskalala Salmon Club Heather McHale finds out about his intentions, she decides to stop him from building the dam.
Cast
edit- Kent Taylor as Owen Merrill
- Irene Hervey as Heather McHale
- William Lundigan as Doug McKenzie
- Willie Best as McTavish
- Joe Sawyer as Swede Jannsen
- Paul Hurst as Maloney
- Chick Chandler as Steve Crowder
- Ernest Cossart as Commissioner Allan
- Si Jenks as Villager with Automobile
- Gerald Oliver Smith as Sir Daniel McAndrews
References
edit- ^ "The Lady Fights Back (1937) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "The Lady Fights Back (1937) - Miton Carruth". AllMovie. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Lady Fights Back". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.