1922
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Molly and her two friends become taxi dancers. One day, Molly rejects the advances of a stranger at the dance hall where she works. When her boyfriend, "Chunky" Dunn, tries to defend her, he gets knocked down. She is rescued by Chunky's friend, inventor David Page, and falls in love with him. David is oblivious to this and only sees her as a ...
Lady of the Night: Directed by Monta Bell. With Norma Shearer, Malcolm McGregor, George K. Arthur, Fred Esmelton. A world-weary prostitute yearns after respectability and the love of an inventor.
- (793)
- Drama, Romance
- Monta Bell
- 1925-02-23
Two women from opposite ends of the social spectrum seek love and happiness in Monta Bell's Lady of the Night (1925). Conceived as a vehicle for rising Metro-Goldwyn star Norma Shearer to deliver a virtuoso performance -- and seal her leading lady status -- the film presents the actress in a dual role: as Florence, the pampered daughter of an affluent judge (Fred Esmelton), and Molly, an underprivileged dance hall girl.
- Monta Bell
- Norma Shearer
One night at a dance hall, an inventor named David Page (Malcolm McGregor) rescues her from a stranger's unwanted advances. Molly falls in love with David, but David is oblivious to her feelings ...
- (5)
- Monta Bell
- Drama
- Norma Shearer
The story of two baby girls, born near in proximity but worlds apart in society: Molly Helmer, the daughter of a thief, and Florence Banning, the daughter of the judge who sent Molly's father to prison. The girls' lives come together as they reach the age of eighteen, when Florence leaves the security of the exclusive Girls Select School, and Molly, now orphaned, begins her life after reform school.
Summaries. A world-weary prostitute yearns after respectability and the love of an inventor. Two baby girls, born near in proximity, but worlds apart in life: Molly Helmer, a thief's daughter; and Florence Banning, daughter of the judge who would send Molly's father to prison. The girls' lives converge when they are young women of 18 as ...
In Hollywood, Irving Thalberg, the 21-year-old general manager of Universal Studios, saw The Stealers and offered Shearer a contract. Some sources say she refused the offer because Universal would not pay her mother’s train fare to California; others say her agent vetoed it. Nevertheless, Thalberg began to keep a file on her.
