''Transient Lady'' is a 1935 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Edward Buzzell
Edward Buzzell (November 13, 1895 – January 11, 1985) was an American film actor and director whose credits include '' Child of Manhattan'' (1933); ''Honolulu'' (1939); the Marx Brothers films ''At the Circus'' (1939) and '' Go West'' (19 ...
, written by Edward Buzzell,
Arthur Caesar and Harvey F. Thew, and starring
Gene Raymond
Gene Raymond (born Raymond Guion; August 13, 1908 – May 3, 1998) was an American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a singer, composer, screenwriter, director, producer, and decorat ...
,
Henry Hull
Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor perhaps best known for playing the lead in Universal Pictures's ''Werewolf of London'' (1935). For most of his career, he was a lead actor on stage and a c ...
,
Frances Drake
Frances Drake (born Frances Morgan Dean; October 22, 1912 – January 18, 2000) was an American actress best known for playing Eponine in ''Les Misérables'' (1935).
Early years
Drake was born in New York City as Frances Morgan Dean to a ...
,
June Clayworth
June Clayworth (born Esther June Cantor, June 9, 1905 – January 1, 1993) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Cantor, Clayworth was born Esther June Cantor in New Jersey but raised in Wilk ...
, Clark Williams and
Edward Ellis. It was released on March 4, 1935, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Plot
When Senator Baxter's brother is murdered, he tries to place the blame on an innocent man.
Cast
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Gene Raymond
Gene Raymond (born Raymond Guion; August 13, 1908 – May 3, 1998) was an American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a singer, composer, screenwriter, director, producer, and decorat ...
as Carey Marshall
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Henry Hull
Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor perhaps best known for playing the lead in Universal Pictures's ''Werewolf of London'' (1935). For most of his career, he was a lead actor on stage and a c ...
as Sen. Hamp Baxter
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Frances Drake
Frances Drake (born Frances Morgan Dean; October 22, 1912 – January 18, 2000) was an American actress best known for playing Eponine in ''Les Misérables'' (1935).
Early years
Drake was born in New York City as Frances Morgan Dean to a ...
as Dale Cameron
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June Clayworth
June Clayworth (born Esther June Cantor, June 9, 1905 – January 1, 1993) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Cantor, Clayworth was born Esther June Cantor in New Jersey but raised in Wilk ...
as Pat Warren
*Clark Williams as Chris Blake
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Edward Ellis as Nick Kiley
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Frederick Burton as Major Marshall
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Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs, He is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated m ...
as Matt Baxter
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Helen Lowell
Helen Lowell born Helen Lowell Robb (1866–1937) was an American stage and film actress.
Life
Lowell was born in New York on June 2, 1866, to William and Mary Robb. In 1884 she debuted in the title role of Iolanthe at the Academy of Music in ...
as Matilda Branham
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Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character, film, stage and theater actress. She played Aunt Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1939).
As a character actress, sh ...
as Eva Branham
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Phillip Trent
Phillip Trent (October 16, 1907, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – January 24, 2001, Englewood, New Jersey) was an American stage and film actor. He began his career on Broadway and starred in nine stage productions. He appeared in numerous films dur ...
as Fred Baxter
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Al Bridge
Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957) was an American character actor who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy mous ...
as Sheriff Angel Verner
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Willard Robertson
Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California.
Biography
Robertson first ...
as Ed Goring
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Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Edmund Lincoln Anderson (September 18, 1905 – February 28, 1977) was an American comedian and actor. To a generation of early radio and television comedy he was known as "Rochester".
Anderson entered show business as a teenager on the vaudevi ...
as 'Noxious'
*Johnny Taylor as 'Plato'
References
External links
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1935 films
1930s English-language films
American drama films
1935 drama films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Edward Buzzell
American black-and-white films
1930s American films
English-language drama films
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