The Lady Lies

The Lady Lies

The Lady Lies

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The Lady Lies

1929

1h 13m

5.3(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.

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Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Walter Huston

Robert Rossiter

Walter Huston

Acting

Claudette Colbert

Joyce Roamer

Claudette Colbert

Acting

Charles Ruggles

Charlie Tayler

Charles Ruggles

Acting

Patricia Deering

Jo Rossiter

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Acting

Tom Brown

Bob Rossiter

Tom Brown

Acting

Betty Garde

Hilda Pearson

Betty Garde

Acting

Jean Dixon

Ann Gardner

Jean Dixon

Acting

Duncan Penwarden

Henry Tuttle

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Acting

Virginia True Boardman

Amelia Tuttle

Virginia True Boardman

Acting

Verna Deane

Bernice Tuttle

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