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Basic facts

Original title A Lady To Love
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1930-10-20

Cast

Vilma Banky
Lena Schultz

Edward G. Robinson
Antonio "Tony" Patucci

Robert Ames
Buck, Tonys assistent

Richard Carle
brevbäraren

Lloyd Ingraham
fader McKee, prästen

Anderson Lawler
läkaren

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title
Alternative title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Dialogue
Costume Designer

Cast

Vilma Banky Lena Schultz
Edward G. Robinson Antonio "Tony" Patucci
Robert Ames Buck, Tonys assistent
Richard Carle brevbäraren
Lloyd Ingraham fader McKee, prästen
Anderson Lawler läkaren
Gum Chin Ah Gee, Tonys kock
Henry Armetta Angelo
George Davis Georgio
Hector Sarno restaurangkassören (ej krediterad)

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp., controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Loew's Inc. 1930-03-10 (LP1138)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn 1930

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 45514
Date 1930-10-31
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2609 meters
Notes Engelskspråkig version. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.19:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2482 meter
Length in minutes 90 min
Reels 10 reels


Original work

Original title They Knew What They Wanted (Play)
Author Sidney Howard


Production location

USA 1929 1929

Release dates

First showing 1930-02-28 New York, New York USA 90 min (engelskspråkig version)
Release in Sweden 1930-10-20 Röda Kvarn Sweden Tysk version.
1930-11 Sweden 95 min (engelskspråkig version)
First showing 1930-11-16 USA 104 min (US release)

Soundtrack listing

Original title Funiculì, funiculà
Composer Luigi Denza (1880)
Lyrics Giuseppe "Peppino" Turco (1880)
Sung by kör


Original title Santa Lucia
Composer Teodoro Cottrau (1850/51)
Lyrics Teodoro Cottrau (italiensk text 1850/51)
Arvid Rosén (svensk text "Natten går tunga fjät")
Sigrid Elmblad (svensk text "Sankta Lucia, ljusklara hägring")
Sung by kör


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2505


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 6
Album No



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