''Lady Tubbs'' is a 1935 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 ol ...
directed by
Alan Crosland
Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, '' The Jazz Singer'' (1927).
Early life and career
Born in New York C ...
and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars
Alice Brady
Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in ...
,
Douglass Montgomery
Robert Douglass Montgomery (also credited as Kent Douglass; October 29, 1909 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor.
Early years
The son of Chester Montgomery, a jeweler, Montgomery graduated from Los Angeles High School.
Career ...
,
Anita Louise,
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray (born Alfred Ernest Allen; 18 August 1896 – 25 March 1969) was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood.
Early life
Mowbray was born in London, England. He served with distinction in the British Army in Wo ...
,
June Clayworth and
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...
. The film was released on July 2, 1935, by
Universal Pictures
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.
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Cast
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Alice Brady
Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in ...
as Henrietta Tubbs
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Douglass Montgomery
Robert Douglass Montgomery (also credited as Kent Douglass; October 29, 1909 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor.
Early years
The son of Chester Montgomery, a jeweler, Montgomery graduated from Los Angeles High School.
Career ...
as Phil Ash-Orcutt
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Anita Louise as Wynne Howard
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Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray (born Alfred Ernest Allen; 18 August 1896 – 25 March 1969) was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood.
Early life
Mowbray was born in London, England. He served with distinction in the British Army in Wo ...
as Elyot Wembsleigh
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June Clayworth as Jean LaGendre
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Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...
as Mrs. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
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Russell Hicks as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
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Lumsden Hare
Francis Lumsden Hare (17 October 1874 – 28 August 1964) was an Irish-born film and theatre actor. He was also a theatre director and theatrical producer.
Early years
Hare studied at St. Dunstan's College in London.
Career
Hare appeare ...
as Lord Abernathy
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Virginia Hammond
Virginia Hammond (August 20, 1893 – April 6, 1972) was an American film and theatre actress.
Born in Staunton, Virginia. Hammond was the daughter of a Confederate army major.
Hammond began her career in 1907, where she made her theatre debu ...
as Lady Abernathy
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Minor Watson as Edward J. Fishbaker
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Rafael Storm
Rafael Storm (1889–1951) was an American film actor.Blottner p.34
Selected filmography
* '' It Happened in New York'' (1935)
* '' The Plot Thickens'' (1935)
* ''Under the Pampas Moon'' (1935)
* '' The Fighting Pilot'' (1935)
* '' Lady Tubbs'' ...
as Rinaldo
References
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1935 films
American comedy films
1935 comedy films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Alan Crosland
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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