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A Lady to Love is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and written by Sidney Howard. It stars Vilma Bánky, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Ames, Richard Carle and Lloyd Ingraham. The film was released on February 28, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Bánky and Robinson appeared in German-language version also produced and directed by Sjöström. Otherwise with a different cast, it was released a year later in the United States as Die Sehnsucht Jeder Frau.[1]

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A Lady to Love
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Directed by	Victor Sjöström
Screenplay by	Sidney Howard
Based on	They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard
Produced by	Victor Sjöström
Starring	Vilma Bánky Edward G. Robinson Robert Ames Richard Carle Lloyd Ingraham
Cinematography	Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by	Conrad A. Nervig Leslie F. Wilder
Music by	William Axt
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 28, 1930 (1930-02-28)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Tony, a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California, advertises for a young wife, passing off a photograph of his handsome hired man, Buck, as himself. Lena, a San Francisco waitress, takes up the offer, and though she is disillusioned upon discovering the truth, she goes through with the marriage because of her desire to have a home and partially because of her weakness for Buck, whose efforts to take her away from Tony confirm her love for her husband.

Cast

• Vilma Bánky as Lena Shultz
• Edward G. Robinson as Tony
• Robert Ames as Buck
• Richard Carle as Postman
• Lloyd Ingraham as Father McKee
• Anderson Lawler as Doctor
• Gum Chin as Ab Gee
• Henry Armetta as Angelo
• George Davis as Giorgio

Reception

Mordaunt Hall in The New York Times praised Robinson but finds the rest lacking: "The picture lacks a pictorial mobility, but its range of acting, as offered by Mr. Robinson, from the lightest humor of emotions, as depicted during the scene when he discovers himself forsaken by his loved ones, is most gratifying."[2]

Copyright status

In 1958, the film entered the public domain (in the USA) because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.

See also

• The Secret Hour (1928)
• They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

References

External links

• A Lady to Love at IMDb
• A Lady to Love (1930) on YouTube
• A Lady to Love is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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