The Lady Who Dared

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The Lady Who Dared
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Directed by William Beaudine
Written by Forrest Halsey
Kenneth J. Saunders
Kathryn Scola
Starring Billie Dove
Sidney Blackmer
Conway Tearle
Judith Vosselli
Cinematography Tony Gaudio
Edited by LeRoy Stone
Music by Alois Reiser
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • May 29, 1931 (1931-05-29) [1]
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Lady Who Dared is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Billie Dove, Sidney Blackmer and Conway Tearle. [2]

Contents

Print survival, Library of Congress and Turner. [3]

Plot

Blackmail prompts a smuggler into obtaining incriminating photos of a diplomat's wife, but he falls in love with her instead.

Cast

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References

  1. Marshall p.313
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Lady Who Dared
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.99 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

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