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Ladies of Leisure (1930)

1h 40m

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Ladies of Leisure (1930)

Name: Ladies of Leisure
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1930-04-05

1h 40m

Running Time

April 5, 1930
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Plot.

Kay Arnold is a gold digger who wanders from party to party with the intention of catching a rich suitor. Jerry Strong is a young man from a wealthy family who strives to succeed as an artist. What begins as a relationship of mutual convenience soon turns into something else.

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Currently Ladies of Leisure is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, fuboTV

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🇺🇸 United States

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Details.

Release Date
April 5, 1930

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

Genres
Romance Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

new york

based on play or musical

class differences

pre-code

gold digger

escort girl

art model

painter as artist

party girl

aspiring artist

father son relationship

social prejudice

Wiki.

Ladies of Leisure is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ralph Graves. The screenplay by Jo Swerling is based on the 1924 play Ladies of the Evening by Milton Herbert Gropper, which ran for 159 performances on Broadway.

The film is about an artist from a wealthy family who hires a "party girl" as his model. As they get to know each other, the girl begins to regret her past, and the two fall in love, but they must face his family's strong opposition to their union. Ladies of Leisure received generally positive reviews, and Stanwyck's performance was praised by critics. The success of the film made Stanwyck a star.