The Ladybird | |
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Directed by | Walter Lang |
Written by | Jack Natteford William Dudley Pelley |
Starring | Betty Compson |
Cinematography | Ernest Miller Ted Tetzlaff |
Distributed by | Chadwick Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
The Ladybird is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by the B movie studio Chadwick Pictures. [1] [2] [3] A print is housed in the Library of Congress collection. [4] [5]
The film follows the activities of a gang called 'The Ladybirds' -- criminals who prey upon the rich and famous of New Orleans. [6]
During Mardi Gras, a society girl called Diane Wyman gets a job dancing at a local cabaret and unwittingly becomes entangled with the Ladybirds plots. [7]