| Ladies in Love | |
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| Directed by | Edward H. Griffith |
| Written by | Melville Baker Ladislaus Bus-Fekete Paul Gerard Smith |
| Produced by | Buddy G. DeSylva Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Janet Gaynor Constance Bennett Loretta Young |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
| Music by | David Buttolph Cyril J. Mockridge Louis Silvers |
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| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ladies in Love is a 1936 American romantic comedy film based upon the play by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. It was directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Janet Gaynor, Constance Bennett and Loretta Young. The film revolves around three roommates (Gaynor, Bennett, and Young) in exotic Budapest and their comical romantic adventures. Gaynor, Bennett, and Young were billed above the title, with Gaynor receiving top billing. The movie also featured Simone Simon, Don Ameche, Paul Lukas, and Tyrone Power.[1]
Supporting player Simone Simon co-starred with James Stewart the following year in Seventh Heaven, a remake of the 1927 film of the same name, playing one of Janet Gaynor's greatest roles from the silent era.
Tyrone Power and Loretta Young made such an impact in this movie that they were quickly paired by the studio in several more films, including Love Is News (1937), Cafe Metropole (1937), Second Honeymoon (1937), and Suez (1938).
Constance Bennett is generally acknowledged by critics as having the best role in the film,[citation needed] but her career went into a steep decline within a few years. Top-billed Janet Gaynor elected to leave films a couple of years later while still at her height, shortly after A Star Is Born and The Young in Heart, in order to travel with her husband, Hollywood costume designer Adrian.