Self Made Lady

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Self Made Lady
Directed by George King
Written by Billie Bristow
Douglas Newton (novel)
Brock Williams
Produced byGeorge King
Starring Heather Angel
Henry Wilcoxon
Amy Veness
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Arthur Grant
Edited by Arthur Seabourne
Music by Peter Yorke
Production
company
George King Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • March 1932 (1932-03)
Running time
68 minutes (cut down from 77 minutes)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Self Made Lady is a 1932 British drama film directed by George King and starring Heather Angel, Henry Wilcoxon and Amy Veness. [1] It marked the screen debut of Louis Hayward who later became a star in Hollywood. The film was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. Cut down from its original running time of 77 minutes, it was distributed as a second feature by United Artists to allow the company to fulfill its quota requirement.

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  1. Wood p.73

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