Lady with a Past (1932)
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This droll, sophisticated comedy stars Constance Bennett as Venice Muir, a shy young lady with no "past" of any kind -- and very little romance in her life. Hoping to overcome her bashfulness during a trip to Europe, she invents a lurid history for herself, then engages the services of paid escort Guy Bryson (Ben Lyon) to accompany her to all the continent's hot spots. Through word of mouth, Venice gains the reputation of being a sexual adventuress (though she's still nothing of the kind), and soon she is headline fodder for all the Parisian newspapers. Her fabricated randy reputation catches the eye of wealthy Donnie Wainright (David Manners), but it is Guy Bryson who ultimately makes an "honest woman" out of her. Lady With a Past was adapted from the equally delightful novel by Harriet Henry. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Constance Bennett - Venice Muir
- David Manners - Donnie Wainwright
- Albert Conti - Viscomte Rene de la Thenardier
- Blanche Frederici - Nora, Venice's Maid
- Bruce Cabot - Dance Extra
- Helene Millard - Mrs. Bryson
- Freeman Wood - Patterson
- George Davis - French Masher
- John Roche - Karl Howell
- Cornelius Keefe - Spaulding
- William "Wild Bill" Elliott - Alex Brown
- Ben Lyon - Guy Bryson
- Don Alvarado - Carlos Santiago, The Argentine
- Merna Kennedy - Ann Duryea
- Astrid Allwyn - Lola
- George Irving - Mr. Partridge
- Don Terry - Friend
- Donald Dilloway
- Nella Walker - Aunt Emma
- Arnold Lucy - Butler
- Sam Harris - Reporter
- Director(s):
- Edward H. Griffith
- Writer(s):
- Horace Jackson
- Producer(s):
- Charles R. Rogers
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