The Ladybird (film)

This article is about the 1927 film. For the 2017 film, see Lady Bird (film).

The Ladybird
Directed by	Walter Lang
Written by	Jack Natteford William Dudley Pelley
Starring	Betty Compson
Cinematography	Ernest Miller Ted Tetzlaff
Distributed by	Chadwick Pictures
Release date	July 15, 1927 (1927-07-15) per afi
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]}

Plot

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]

Cast

• Betty Compson as Diane Wyman
• Malcolm McGregor as Duncan Spencer
• Sheldon Lewis as Spider
• Hank Mann as The Brother
• Leo White as Phillipe
• John Miljan as Jules Ranier
• Ruth Stonehouse as Lucille
• Jean De Briac as Jacques
• Joseph W. Girard as Jacob Gale (as Joseph Gerard)

See also

• List of American films of 1927

References

1. Hal Erickson (2014). "The Ladybird". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Ladybird
3. The Ladybird at silentera.com
4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.100 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
5. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Ladybird
6. "The Ladybird".
7. "AFI|Catalog".

External links

• The Ladybird at IMDb
• Swedish language lobby poster