| Lady for a Day | |
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| Directed by | Frank Capra |
| Written by | Robert Riskin |
| Based on | Madame La Gimp 1929 story in Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan by Damon Runyon |
| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
| Starring | May Robson Warren William Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
| Music by | Howard Jackson |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 |
Lady for a Day is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. It was the first film for which Capra received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and the first Columbia Pictures release to be nominated for Best Picture. Capra also directed its 1961 remake, Pocketful of Miracles.