Lady For A Night (1942)

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LADY FOR A NIGHT DIRECTED BY LEIGH JASON PRODUCED BY ALBERT J. COHEN REPUBLIC PICTURES Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas INFORMATION FROM IMDb Plot Summary Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society. When her husband is killed in an attempt on her life, she is charged with his murder. Summary written by Jim Beaver Full Cast Joan Blondell .... Jenny 'Jen' Blake Alderson John Wayne .... Jackson Morgan Philip Merivale .... Stephen Alderson Blanche Yurka .... Julia Anderson Ray Middleton .... Alan Alderson Edith Barrett .... Katherine Alderson Leonid Kinskey .... Boris, Jack's Bodyguard Hattie Noel .... Chloe, Jenny's Maid Montagu Love .... Judge Carmel Myers .... Mrs. Dickson, the Mayor's Wife Dorothy Burgess .... Flo Guy Usher .... Governor Ivan Miller .... Mayor Dickson Patricia Knox .... Mabel Lew Payton .... Napoleon, Alderson's Servant Marilyn Hare .... Mary Lou Hall Johnson Choir Frank Orth .... Coroner (scenes deleted) Maxine Ardell .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Margaret Armstrong .... Governor's Wife (uncredited) Gertrude Astor .... Woman (uncredited) Loretta Barnett .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Bunny Bronson .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Margaret Bryson .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Hal Cooke .... Civic Leader (uncredited) Dudley Dickerson .... Black Specialty Dancer (uncredited) Jeanette Dickson .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Pearl Early .... (uncredited) Neely Edwards .... Announcer (uncredited) Edith Evanson .... Dressmaker (uncredited) Gladys Gale .... Mother (uncredited) Jack George .... Orchestra Leader (uncredited) Frances Gladwin .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Roy Gordon .... Mr. Crane (uncredited) Janet Graves .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Dolores Gray .... Dolores, a Singer (uncredited) Valerie Hall .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Howard C. Hickman .... Civil War General (uncredited) Betty Hill .... Governor's Daughter (uncredited) Marion Huston .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Jack Kenny .... Man Smacked on Head (uncredited) Jean Le Roy .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Charles McAvoy .... Policeman (uncredited) Merrill McCormick .... Card Player (uncredited) Gaby McLaughlin .... Dancer (uncredited) Charles F. Miller .... Father (uncredited) Howard M. Mitchell .... Civic Leader (uncredited) Eula Morgan .... Dowager (uncredited) Forbes Murray .... Defense Attorney (uncredited) William H. O'Brien .... King's Club Worker (uncredited) Dewey Robinson .... Horse Dealer (uncredited) Dick Rush .... Policeman (uncredited) Nancy Savoy .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Dorothy Schoemer .... Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Kathryn Sheldon .... Spinster in Audience (uncredited) Charles Sherlock .... Croupier (uncredited) Mickey Simpson .... Big Mike, the Floorman (uncredited) Henry 'Hot Shot' Thomas .... Black Man (uncredited) Martin Turner .... Black Attendant (uncredited) Minerva Urecal .... Spinster (uncredited) Corinne Valdez .... Lead Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) Tito Valdez .... Dancer (uncredited) Blue Washington .... Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited) Pierre Watkin .... Prosecuter (uncredited) Leigh Whipper .... Joe Cupid, the Charm Seller (uncredited) Paul White .... Black Specialty Dancer (uncredited) Lloyd Whitlock .... Civic Leader (uncredited) Buck Woods .... Lazy Man in Hammock (uncredited) Writing Credits Garrett Fort (story) Isabel Dawn (screenplay) & Boyce DeGaw (screenplay) (as Boyce Degaw) Original Music David Buttolph Cinematography Norbert Brodine Goofs Unknown Trivia This film inspired the name of one of the most famous World War 2 bombers, the B-17 "Memphis Belle", one of the first to complete a full combat tour of 25 missions against targets in Nazi Germany in May 1943. The aircraft was the namesake of pilot Captain Robert K. Morgan's sweetheart, Margaret Polk, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee. Morgan originally intended to call the B-17, Little One, after his pet name for her, but after Morgan and his co-pilot, Jim Verinis, saw this movie 'Lady for a Night', in which the leading character owns a riverboat named the Memphis Belle, he proposed that name to his crew.After their combat service the "Belle" and her crew were sent home on highly successful war bond tour. The "Belle" and her crew were also featured in an award winning 1944 documentary by William Wyler. Underneath the credits, there is some footage of extras dancing in front of the Alderson family's house. Filming Locations Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA