''Lilly Turner'' is a 1933 American

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melodrama directed by William A. Wellman, starring Ruth Chatterton and produced by First National Pictures. It is based on the 1932 play of the same name by Phillip Dunning and

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(which absorbed First National in November 1929) attempted to reissue the film in 1936, but the

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Office denied them a certificate.

Plot

A woman who marries a bigamist, then a drunk, and falls in love with another man, all while working at a carnival.

Cast

* Ruth Chatterton as Lilly Turner * George Brent as Bob Chandler * Frank McHugh as Dave Dixon * Guy Kibbee as Doc Peter McGill *

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as Fritz * Ruth Donnelly as Edna Yokum * Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. McGill * Gordon Westcott as Rex Durkee * Arthur Vinton as Sam Waxman * Grant Mitchell as Dr. Hawley * Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Turner * Mae Busch as Hazel

Reception

A critic of the ''

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'' stated: "The entire cast, including Guy Kibbee, is very good, especially Frank McHugh, but the story is sordid and quite dull." '' Variety'' wrote: "Picture is Miss Chatterton's all the way, star making every effort to give what the story lacks and what is missing in the direction." The ''Movie Mirror'' stated: "It's sordid and weak. You'll wish they'd given Chatterton something better."

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