Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Benjamin Stoloff
Screenplay by	Ernest Pagano Harry Segall Harold Daniel Kusel
Story by	Jean Negulesco Isabel Leighton
Produced by	Albert Lewis
Starring	John Boles Jack Oakie Ida Lupino Margot Grahame Gordon Jones Erik Rhodes Billy Gilbert Paul Guilfoyle
Cinematography	Jack MacKenzie
Edited by	George Crone
Music by	Frank Tours
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	November 5, 1937 (1937-11-05)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Fight for Your Lady is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Ernest Pagano, Harry Segall and Harold Daniel Kusel. The film stars John Boles, Jack Oakie, Ida Lupino, Margot Grahame, Gordon Jones, Erik Rhodes, Billy Gilbert and Paul Guilfoyle. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The film was released on November 5, 1937, by RKO Pictures.

Plot

"Honest" Ham Hamilton needs money. A wrestling promoter in London, he places a wager and tells his champion Mike Scanlon to lose on purpose, but Mike wins anyway to impress Marcia Trent, an actress who has bet on him to win.

Hamilton ingratiates himself with Marcia and her betrothed, singer Robert Densmore, then sees Robert become suicidally depressed after Marcia leaves him for Mike. On a night In Budapest, a drunken Robert is persuaded by equally inebriated reporter Jim Trask make a play for a nightclub singer, Marietta, and incur the wrath of her jealous beau, Spadissimo. He will be challenged to a duel and that will grant Robert's wish to die.

Trouble ensues when Marietta becomes genuinely attracted to Robert and lies that his mother desperately needs him. Spadissimo takes pity until Marcia informs him Robert has no mother. The duel is on until Hamilton throws himself at the swordsman's mercy on Robert's behalf, disguised as his mother.

Cast

• John Boles as Robert Densmore
• Jack Oakie as Honest Hamilton
• Ida Lupino as Marietta
• Margot Grahame as Marcia Trent
• Gordon Jones as Mike Scanlon
• Erik Rhodes as Anton Spadissimo
• Billy Gilbert as Boris
• Paul Guilfoyle as Paris Tribune Reporter Jim Trask
• Georges Renavent as Joris
• Charles Judels as Felix Janos
• Maude Eburne as Nadya
• Charles Coleman as Densmore's Butler
• Leona Roberts as Cleaning Woman
• Forrester Harvey as Referee

References

1. "Fight for Your Lady (1937) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
2. "Movie Review - Breakfast for Two - THE SCREEN; The Criterion's Suggestion Is 'Fight for Your Lady' and the Palace's Bid Is 'Breakfast for Two' - NYTimes.com". The New York Times . Retrieved 11 September 2014.
3. "Fight For Your Lady Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Fight For Your Lady - TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

External links

• Fight for Your Lady at IMDb
• ‹See Tfd› Fight for Your Lady at the TCM Movie Database
• Fight for Your Lady at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films