The Shady Lady
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| The Shady Lady | |
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| Directed by | Edward H. Griffith |
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| Produced by | Ralph Block |
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| Cinematography | John J. Mescall |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
Production company | Pathé Exchange |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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The Shady Lady is a 1928 sound part-talkie American drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Phyllis Haver, Robert Armstrong and Louis Wolheim.[1] Although the film featured a few sequences with audible dialogue, the majority of the film had a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film was released in both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film format.
Synopsis
[edit]An innocent woman is unjustly mixed-up in a murder case in New York and flees to Havana where she is widely known as the "Shady Lady". In Cuba she becomes mixed up with a gang of gunrunners.
Cast
[edit]- Phyllis Haver as Lola Mantell
- Robert Armstrong as Blake
- Louis Wolheim as Professor Holbrook
- Russell Gleason as Haley
- Jim Farley
- Joyzelle Joyner
Music
[edit]The film featured a theme song entitled "Shady Lady" which was composed by Howard E. Johnson, Francis Gromon, Jack Grun and Josiah Zuro.
Critical reception
[edit]A review in Harrison's Reports said that the film was a good story, keeping the viewer's interest throughout, with "pretty tense suspense" in its second half.[2] It added, "The manner by which the different threads of the story are interwoven in the closing scenes is intelligent, and satisfies the discriminating spectator."[2] The review praised Haver, Armstrong, and Wolheim for their work.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Quinlan p.122
- ^ a b c "'The Shady Lady' (PT) -- with Phyllis Haver". Harrison's Reports. January 12, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- Quinlan, David. The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors. Batsford, 1983.