The Lady Consents

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The Lady Consents
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Directed by Stephen Roberts
Screenplay by P. J. Wolfson
Anthony Veiller
Story byP. J. Wolfson
Produced byEdward Kaufman
Starring Ann Harding
Herbert Marshall
Margaret Lindsay
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Music by Roy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • February 7, 1936 (1936-02-07)(US) [1]
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Lady Consents is a 1936 American romantic melodrama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall and Margaret Lindsay. [2] The screenplay was written by P. J. Wolfson and Anthony Veiller, from Wolfson's story "The Indestructible Mrs. Talbot". RKO Radio Pictures released the film on February 7, 1936.

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Synopsis

Surgeon Michael Talbot assists sportswoman Geraldine Mannerly after she is injured in a horse-riding incident. She sets out to try and split him off from his loving wife Anne.

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References

  1. "The Lady Consents: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. Fetrow p.341

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