| Lady for a Night | |
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| Directed by | Leigh Jason |
| Written by | Garrett Fort |
| Produced by | Albert J. Cohen |
| Starring | Joan Blondell John Wayne |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | Ernest J. Nims |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Lady for a Night is a 1942 American drama film starring Joan Blondell and John Wayne.[1] The World War II B-17 bomber the Memphis Belle is named after a steamboat in this film. It is also known as The Lady from New Orleans, Memphis Belle and Lady of New Orleans.
The social climber female owner of a casino steamboat gains the ownership of plantation, and negotiates her marriage to the previous owner in order to gain entry in the upper class. Her new in-laws resent her, and she survives a poisoning attempt. When her husband is murdered instead, the widow is framed for his murder.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Lady for a Night". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2016.