''Careless Lady'' is a 1932 American
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Kenneth MacKenna and written by
Guy Bolton. The film stars
Joan Bennett
Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She came from a show-business family, one of three acting sisters. Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more t ...
,
John Boles,
Minna Gombell,
Weldon Heyburn
Weldon Heyburn (born Weldon Heyburn Franks; September 19, 1903 – May 18, 1951) was an American character actor.
Early years
The son of Marie Pierce and United States Army Col. Wyatt G. Franks, Heyburn was most likely born in Washington, ...
,
Nora Lane and
Raul Roulien
Raul Roulien (born Raul Salvador Intini Pepe; October 8, 1905 – October 8, 2000) was a Brazilian actor, singer, screenwriter and film director.Solomon p.331 He is widely considered the first male Brazilian star in Hollywood.
He worked briefly ...
. The film was released on April 3, 1932, by
Fox Film Corporation.
Cast
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Joan Bennett
Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She came from a show-business family, one of three acting sisters. Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more t ...
as Sally Brown
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John Boles as Stephen Illington
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Minna Gombell as Yvette Logan
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Weldon Heyburn
Weldon Heyburn (born Weldon Heyburn Franks; September 19, 1903 – May 18, 1951) was an American character actor.
Early years
The son of Marie Pierce and United States Army Col. Wyatt G. Franks, Heyburn was most likely born in Washington, ...
as Jud Carey
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Nora Lane as Ardis Delafield
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Raul Roulien
Raul Roulien (born Raul Salvador Intini Pepe; October 8, 1905 – October 8, 2000) was a Brazilian actor, singer, screenwriter and film director.Solomon p.331 He is widely considered the first male Brazilian star in Hollywood.
He worked briefly ...
as Luis Pareda
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J. M. Kerrigan
Joseph Michael Kerrigan (16 December 1884 – 29 April 1964) was an Irish actor.
Early life
Joseph Michael Kerrigan was born on 16 December 1884 in Dublin, which was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at that time. H ...
as Trowbridge
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John Arledge as Hank Oldfield
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Fortunio Bonanova as Rodriguez
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Josephine Hull as Aunt Cora
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Martha Mattox
Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in ''Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ...
as Aunt Della
*William Pawley as Police Captain
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James Kirkwood, Sr. as Judge
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Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Cartwright
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Richard Tucker as Captain Gerard
*André Cheron as Konstantos
*James Todd as Peter Towne
*Howard Phillips as Jack Merre
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Marcelle Corday as Marie
*Louis Mercier as Chauffeur
References
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1932 films
Fox Film films
American comedy films
1932 comedy films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
Films directed by Kenneth MacKenna
1930s American films
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