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Tarnished Lady
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Title: Tarnished Lady

Release Date: 1 May 1931

Runtime: 1h 23m

Genre: Drama

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: Nancy Courtney, a once wealthy socialite, has had to struggle to maintain a facade of prosperity ever since her father's death. Although she loves writer DeWitt Taylor, who is indifferent to amassing a fortune, her mother urges her to marry stockbroker Norman Cravath instead. Nancy acquiesces to her mother's wishes but, despite the fact her new husband does everything he can to please her, she is miserable in her marriage.

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Average Vote: 4.7 (3 votes)

Cast

  • Nancy Courtney: Tallulah Bankhead
  • Norman Cravath: Clive Brook
  • Germaine Prentiss: Phoebe Foster
  • DeWitt Taylor: Alexander Kirkland
  • Mrs. Courtney: Elizabeth Patterson
  • Ben Sterner: Osgood Perkins
  • Minor Role: Beatrice Ames
  • Jewelry Counter Clerk: Eric Blore
  • Stock Speculator: Berton Churchill
  • Al - Man in Bar: Edward Gargan
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