First Lady (film)

First Lady
Directed byStanley Logan
Screenplay byRowland Leigh
Based onFirst Lady
1935 play
by George S. Kaufman
Katharine Dayton
Produced byHarry Joe Brown (uncredited associate producer)
StarringKay Francis
Preston Foster
Anita Louise
Walter Connolly
Verree Teasdale
CinematographySidney Hickox
Edited byRalph Dawson
Music byLeo F. Forbstein
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 4, 1937 (1937-12-04)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$485,000[1]
Box office$424,000[1]

First Lady is a 1937 film about behind-the-scenes political maneuverings in Washington, D.C. directed by Stanley Logan and starring Kay Francis, Preston Foster, Anita Louise, Walter Connolly and Verree Teasdale. Francis and Teasdale portray bitter rivals in their pursuit of the title role of First Lady. The picture is based on the 1935 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Katharine Dayton.

  1. ^ a b First Lady at Kay Francis Films Archived 2014-04-06 at the Wayback Machine accessed 16 March 2014