| Lilly Turner | |
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| Directed by | William A. Wellman |
| Written by | George Abbott (play) Gene Markey Kathryn Scola |
| Based on | Lilly Turner 1932 play byPhillip Dunning andGeorge Abbott |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis (uncredited) |
| Starring | Ruth Chatterton George Brent Frank McHugh |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Lilly Turner is a 1933 Americanpre-Code melodrama directed byWilliam A. Wellman, starringRuth Chatterton and produced byFirst National Pictures. It is based on the 1932 play of the same name byPhillip Dunning andGeorge Abbott.Warner Brothers (which absorbed First National in November 1929) attempted to reissue the film in 1936, but theProduction Code Office denied them a certificate.[1]
A woman who marries abigamist, then a drunk, and falls in love with another man, all while working at a carnival.
A critic of theModern Screen stated: "The entire cast, including Guy Kibbee, is very good, especially Frank McHugh, but the story is sordid and quite dull."[2]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."[3] TheMovie Mirror stated: "It's sordid and weak. You'll wish they'd given Chatterton something better."[4]
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