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Lady Killer

  • 1933
  • Passed
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.3K
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James Cagney, Mae Clarke, Roy Del Ruth, Leslie Fenton, Margaret Lindsay, and Henry O'Neill in Lady Killer (1933)
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A former gangster makes it big in Hollywood, but his old life catches up with him.A former gangster makes it big in Hollywood, but his old life catches up with him.A former gangster makes it big in Hollywood, but his old life catches up with him.

  • Director
    • Roy Del Ruth
  • Writers
    • Ben Markson
    • Lillie Hayward
    • Rosalind Keating Shaffer
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • Mae Clarke
    • Margaret Lindsay
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roy Del Ruth
    • Writers
      • Ben Markson
      • Lillie Hayward
      • Rosalind Keating Shaffer
    • Stars
      • James Cagney
      • Mae Clarke
      • Margaret Lindsay
    • 48User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast55

    James Cagney
    James Cagney
    • Dan Quigley
    Mae Clarke
    Mae Clarke
    • Myra Gale
    Margaret Lindsay
    Margaret Lindsay
    • Lois Underwood
    Leslie Fenton
    Leslie Fenton
    • Duke
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Spade Maddock
    • (as Douglas Dumbrille)
    Russell Hopton
    Russell Hopton
    • Smiley
    Raymond Hatton
    Raymond Hatton
    • Pete
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Ramick
    Robert Elliott
    Robert Elliott
    • Brannigan
    Marjorie Gateson
    Marjorie Gateson
    • Mrs. Wilbur Marley
    Willard Robertson
    Willard Robertson
    • Detective Conroy
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Director Williams
    • (as William Davidson)
    Douglas Cosgrove
    Douglas Cosgrove
    • Detective Jones
    Lowden Adams
    • Lois' Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Director
    • (uncredited)
    Joan Barclay
    Joan Barclay
    • Woman On Movie Set
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Belmont
    • Monkey Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Charlie - the Fence
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy Del Ruth
    • Writers
      • Ben Markson
      • Lillie Hayward
      • Rosalind Keating Shaffer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews48

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      For the scene when Dan Quigley hauls Myra Gale across the apartment floor by her hair and throws her out the door, James Cagney taught his co-star Mae Clarke an old stage trick. When Cagney grabbed hold of Clarke's hair (holding her by the top of her head), Clarke reached up and grabbed Cagney's wrist with both hands. This put her weight on Cagney's wrist, instead of on her hair. Clarke then held on to Cagney's wrist, screaming, as he dragged her across the room.
    • Goofs
      After the robbery of the wealthy woman's home, the paper says a maid was struck and seriously injured, and later in Dan Quigley's office, they're still talking about a maid who screams. Later, when the guy who actually hit her comes back scared, he says the butler died.

      The owner of the house where Dan was taken after the "car accident" was Mrs. Wilbur Marley. This was the house where the maid was "slugged". The butler who "croaked" was "on the Crosby job".
    • Quotes
      • Spade Maddock: [discussing diamond-studded Mrs. Marley at the gang's speakeasy] C'mere - take a gander at her.
      • Dan Quigley: [eyeing her through a peephole] Did you say "gander?" I wonder how she'd go for a goose.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Isn't It Heavenly
      (1933) (uncredited)
      Music by Joseph Meyer
      Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
      Played when Myra invites Dan into her apartment.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 9, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • The Finger Man
    • Filming locations
      • Hinman Hotel, 7th Street and Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(The opening scene with the theater manager addressing his ushers in military formation is filmed on the rooftop of this hotel building)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 16m(76 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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