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searchaux" style="display:none">1930 film</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the silent film, see <a href="/wiki/Ladies_of_Leisure_(1926_film)" title="Ladies of Leisure (1926 film)">Ladies of Leisure (1926 film)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media 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font-style: italic;">Ladies of Leisure</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:LadiesOfLeisurePoster.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/LadiesOfLeisurePoster.JPG/220px-LadiesOfLeisurePoster.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="305" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/LadiesOfLeisurePoster.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="371" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">original newspaper advertisement</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Capra" title="Frank Capra">Frank Capra</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jo_Swerling" title="Jo Swerling">Jo Swerling</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_of_the_Evening" title="Ladies of the Evening">Ladies of the Evening</a></i><br />by Milton Herbert Gropper</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Frank Capra <i>(uncredited)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Cohn" title="Harry Cohn">Harry Cohn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Stanwyck" title="Barbara Stanwyck">Barbara Stanwyck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Graves" title="Ralph Graves">Ralph Graves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell_Sherman" title="Lowell Sherman">Lowell Sherman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Walker_(cinematographer)" title="Joseph Walker (cinematographer)">Joseph Walker</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data">Maurice Wright</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mischa_Bakaleinikoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Mischa Bakaleinikoff">Mischa Bakaleinikoff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Columbia Pictures</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>April 5, 1930<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1930-04-05</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">99 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Ladies of Leisure</b></i> is a 1930 American <a href="/wiki/Pre-Code_Hollywood" title="Pre-Code Hollywood">pre-Code</a> <a href="/wiki/Romance_film" title="Romance film">romantic drama film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Capra" title="Frank Capra">Frank Capra</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Stanwyck" title="Barbara Stanwyck">Barbara Stanwyck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Graves" title="Ralph Graves">Ralph Graves</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lowell_Sherman" title="Lowell Sherman">Lowell Sherman</a>. The screenplay by <a href="/wiki/Jo_Swerling" title="Jo Swerling">Jo Swerling</a> is based on the 1924 play <i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_of_the_Evening" title="Ladies of the Evening">Ladies of the Evening</a></i> by Milton Herbert Gropper, which ran for 159 performances on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The film is about an artist from a wealthy family who hires a "party girl" as his model. As they get to know each other, the girl begins to regret her past, and the two fall in love, but they must face his family's strong opposition to their union. <i>Ladies of Leisure</i> received generally positive reviews, and Stanwyck's performance was praised by critics.<sup id="cite_ref-mcbride_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcbride-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The success of the film made Stanwyck a star.<sup id="cite_ref-kendall_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kendall-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ladies_of_Leisure&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aspiring artist, Jerry Strong, the son of a wealthy railroad tycoon, sneaks out of a party he allowed his friend Bill Standish to hold at his <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> penthouse apartment and studio. While out driving in the country, Jerry meets self-described "party girl" Kay Arnold, who is escaping from another party aboard a yacht, and gives her a ride back to the city. He sees something in her and offers her a job as his model for a painting titled "Hope". In their first session, Jerry wipes off her makeup to try to bring out her true nature. Perpetual partier and drunkard Standish thinks Kay looks fine just the way she is and invites her on a cruise to <a href="/wiki/Havana" title="Havana">Havana</a>. She declines his offer. </p><p>As they get to know each other better, Kay falls in love with Jerry and comes to rue her tawdry past. This is reflected in her face, and she finally achieves a pose Jerry finds inspiring. He paints so late into the night that he offers to let her sleep on his couch. </p><p>The next morning, Jerry's father John shows up and demands he dismiss Kay and marry his longtime fiancée Claire Collins. John found out all about Kay's checkered background and she does not deny the facts. When Jerry refuses, John cuts off all relations with his stubborn son. Kay decides to quit anyway for Jerry's benefit. This forces him to declare he loves her. She suggests running off to <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>. </p><p>Jerry's mother comes to see Kay. Though Kay convinces her that she genuinely loves Jerry, Mrs. Strong still begs her to give him up for his own good. Kay tearfully agrees and makes plans to go to Havana with Bill Standish. Her roommate and good friend, Dot Lamar, races to tell Jerry, but by the time she reaches him, the ship has sailed. Despondent, Kay tries to commit suicide by leaping into the water. When she awakens in the hospital, Jerry is waiting at her bedside. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ladies_of_Leisure&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Stanwyck" title="Barbara Stanwyck">Barbara Stanwyck</a> as Kay Arnold</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Graves" title="Ralph Graves">Ralph Graves</a> as Jerry Strong</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell_Sherman" title="Lowell Sherman">Lowell Sherman</a> as Bill Standish</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marie_Prevost" title="Marie Prevost">Marie Prevost</a> as Dot Lamar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Fawcett" title="George Fawcett">George Fawcett</a> as John Strong</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nance_O%27Neil" title="Nance O'Neil">Nance O'Neil</a> as Mrs. Strong</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juliette_Compton" title="Juliette Compton">Juliette Compton</a> as Claire Collins</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Walker_(actor_born_1894)" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnnie Walker (actor born 1894)">Johnnie Walker</a> as Charlie</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ladies_of_Leisure&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Ladies of Leisure</i>, which began with the working title of "Ladies of the Evening",<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was Frank Capra's fifth sound film, and the first project over which <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a> head <a href="/wiki/Harry_Cohn" title="Harry Cohn">Harry Cohn</a> gave him complete creative control. Cohn assigned the director to adapt <i>Ladies of the Evening</i>, a <a href="/wiki/Melodrama" title="Melodrama">melodrama</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Belasco" title="David Belasco">David Belasco</a> had produced on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> in late 1924, and after Capra completed a first draft screenplay he invited Jo Swerling – a playwright from New York who had been brought to Hollywood by Cohn<sup id="cite_ref-tcmart_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmart-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – to work on the script. </p><p>Swerling initially declined because he thought it was a "putrid piece of <a href="/wiki/Gorgonzola_(cheese)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorgonzola (cheese)">gorgonzola</a>", "inane, vacuous, pompous, unreal, unbelievable – and incredibly dull",<sup id="cite_ref-capra_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capra-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but decided to work on it nonetheless. "I went to my hotel, locked myself in my room and for five days pounded out a rewrite story of the plot I'd heard, interrupting the writing only long enough for black coffee, sandwiches and brief snatches of sleep", the screenwriter later recalled. "I was simply writing a newspaper yarn with a longer deadline than usual."<sup id="cite_ref-mcbride-212-220_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcbride-212-220-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite the fact her three previous films had been critical and commercial failures, Cohn was intent on casting Stanwyck as Kay, but the actress was on the verge of returning to her theatrical roots in New York City. She agreed to meet with Capra, who had another actress in mind,<sup id="cite_ref-tcmart_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmart-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the interview went badly. Stanwyck's husband, actor <a href="/wiki/Frank_Fay_(American_actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Fay (American actor)">Frank Fay</a>, became furious when Stanwyck returned home crying and called Capra to complain. The director was surprised by her reaction, saying she had acted as if she did not want the part. Fay urged him to screen a film test she had made for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Noose_(film)" title="The Noose (film)">The Noose</a></i> at <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a>, and Capra was so impressed by it he urged Cohn to sign her immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-capra_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capra-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When filming began, Capra quickly learned Stanwyck was unlike any actress he previously had directed. In his autobiography <i>The Name Above the Title</i>, he recalled: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I discovered a vital technical lack – one that shook us all up: Stanwyck gave her all the first time she tried a scene ... All subsequent repetitions, in rehearsals or retakes, were pale copies of her original performance. This was a new phenomenon – and a new challenge, not only to me, but to the actors and the crews. I had to rehearse the cast without her. The actors grumbled. Not fair to them, they said. Who ever heard of an actress not rehearsing? ... On the set I never let Stanwyck utter one word of the scene until the cameras were rolling. Before that I talked to her in her dressing room, told her the meaning of the scene, the points of emphasis, the pauses ... I talked softly, not wanting to fan the smoldering fires that lurked beneath that somber silence. She remembered every word I said – and she never blew a line.<sup id="cite_ref-capra_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capra-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Capra previously had worked with cinematographer <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Walker_(cinematographer)" title="Joseph Walker (cinematographer)">Joseph Walker</a> on four silent films. The director was impressed not only with Walker's artistic vision, but his various camera-related inventions as well.<sup id="cite_ref-mcbride-189_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcbride-189-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He not only ground his own lenses, but he used a different one for each of the actresses he photographed.<sup id="cite_ref-mcbride-189_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcbride-189-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of the elements typical of Capra films – the backlighting of actresses, the transformation of minimal sets into dreamlike images, the delicate night scenes and erotic rain scenes – were suggested to Capra by Walker.<sup id="cite_ref-mcbride-215_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcbride-215-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two collaborated on twenty projects between 1928 and 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-mcbride-190_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcbride-190-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Ladies of Leisure</i> was filmed from December 1929 to January 1930, at Columbia's studios and on location at <a href="/wiki/Malibu_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Malibu Lake">Malibu Lake</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film should not be confused with Columbia's <a href="/wiki/Ladies_of_Leisure_(1926_film)" title="Ladies of Leisure (1926 film)">1926 silent film of the same name</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Buckingham" title="Tom Buckingham">Tom Buckingham</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/Elaine_Hammerstein" title="Elaine Hammerstein">Elaine Hammerstein</a>; however Capra's film was also released in a silent version for theaters not equipped for sound.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both of Capra's silent and sound versions are held by the Library of Congress. The film was remade in 1937 by Columbia as <i>Women of Glamour</i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Bruce" title="Virginia Bruce">Virginia Bruce</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Wiles" title="Gordon Wiles">Gordon Wiles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tcmnotes_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmnotes-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ladies_of_Leisure&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Following the film's premiere on April 5, 1930, <i><a href="/wiki/Photoplay" title="Photoplay">Photoplay</a></i> magazine reported that halfway through the showing, the audience "choked up" and that "something was happening ... a real, beautiful, thrilling wonder had been born."<sup id="cite_ref-mcbride_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcbride-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Photoplay</i> article continued:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It was Barbara Stanwyck, whose performance in <i>Ladies of Leisure</i> is one of the greatest yet given in the adolescent talkies. It is truly thrilling. A star's been born, and we are proud to cry her welcome ... this beautiful young girl who possesses emotional power and acting talent that are really amazing.<sup id="cite_ref-mcbride_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcbride-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>In his review for <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Mordaunt_Hall" title="Mordaunt Hall">Mordaunt Hall</a> praised the film for "its amusing dialogue, the restrained performances of nearly all the players and a general lightness of handling that commends the direction of Frank Capra."<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hall concluded, "The picture is sufficiently variegated in drama and more amusing moments to be attractive film fare."<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The review in <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> was less positive, noting that Stanwyck "delivers the only really sympathetic wallop of the footage" and "saves the particular picture with her ability to convince in heavy emotional scenes."<sup id="cite_ref-tcmart_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tcmart-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a></i> later rated the film 2½ out of four stars and noted, "Capra kept everyone under tight rein and any tendency to emote was admirably stifled under his firm direction."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ladies_of_Leisure&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the film was released, Capra was convinced that it would garner <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a> nominations for himself and Stanwyck, and possibly even for best film. When it failed to get a single nomination, both he and Columbia studio head Harry Cohn were outraged and sent angry letters to the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences" title="Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a>. As a result, Capra became a member of the Academy, but wanting more, campaigned to be one of the institution's board of governors, and was elected to a three-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ladies_of_Leisure&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=9366"><i>Ladies of the Evening</i> details</a>, <a href="/wiki/Internet_Broadway_Database" title="Internet Broadway Database">Internet Broadway Database</a>; accessed January 26, 2016.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mcbride-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mcbride_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mcbride_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mcbride_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMcBride1992" class="citation book cs1">McBride, Joseph (1992). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/frankcapracatast00mcbr/page/215"><i>Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success</i></a></span>. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/frankcapracatast00mcbr/page/215">215</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0671734947" title="Special:BookSources/978-0671734947"><bdi>978-0671734947</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Frank+Capra%3A+The+Catastrophe+of+Success&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=215&rft.pub=Simon+and+Schuster&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=978-0671734947&rft.aulast=McBride&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Ffrankcapracatast00mcbr%2Fpage%2F215&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALadies+of+Leisure" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kendall-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-kendall_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFKendall2002" class="citation book cs1">Kendall, Elizabeth (2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=E5mPoIBAXKEC&q=%22Ladies+of+Leisure%22+Capra+Stanwyck&pg=PA32"><i>The Runaway Bride</i></a>. New York: Cooper Square Press. p. 33. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0815411994" title="Special:BookSources/978-0815411994"><bdi>978-0815411994</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Runaway+Bride&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=33&rft.pub=Cooper+Square+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0815411994&rft.aulast=Kendall&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DE5mPoIBAXKEC%26q%3D%2522Ladies%2Bof%2BLeisure%2522%2BCapra%2BStanwyck%26pg%3DPA32&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALadies+of+Leisure" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Osborne, Robert. Outro remarks on the <a href="/wiki/Turner_Classic_Movies" title="Turner Classic Movies">Turner Classic Movies</a> presentation of <i>Ladies of Leisure</i> (December 5, 2012)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tcmnotes-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmnotes_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=3792&category=Notes">"Notes"</a> on <a href="/wiki/TCM.com" class="mw-redirect" title="TCM.com">TCM.com</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tcmart-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tcmart_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmart_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tcmart_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAxmaker" class="citation web cs1">Axmaker, Sean. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3792/Ladies-of-Leisure/articles.html">"Ladies of Leisure"</a>. <i>Turner Classic Movies</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 26,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Turner+Classic+Movies&rft.atitle=Ladies+of+Leisure&rft.aulast=Axmaker&rft.aufirst=Sean&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tcm.com%2Ftcmdb%2Ftitle%2F3792%2FLadies-of-Leisure%2Farticles.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALadies+of+Leisure" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-capra-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-capra_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-capra_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-capra_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCapra1971" class="citation book cs1">Capra, Frank (1971). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nameabovetitleau00caprrich"><i>The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography</i></a></span>. New York: Macmillan. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nameabovetitleau00caprrich/page/113">113–15</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0306807718" title="Special:BookSources/978-0306807718"><bdi>978-0306807718</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Name+Above+the+Title%3A+An+Autobiography&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=113-15&rft.pub=Macmillan&rft.date=1971&rft.isbn=978-0306807718&rft.aulast=Capra&rft.aufirst=Frank&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fnameabovetitleau00caprrich&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALadies+of+Leisure" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mcbride-212-220-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mcbride-212-220_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McBride 1992, pp. 212–20.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mcbride-189-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mcbride-189_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mcbride-189_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">McBride 1992, p. 189.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mcbride-215-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mcbride-215_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McBride 1992, p. 215.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mcbride-190-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mcbride-190_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McBride 1992, p. 190.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nytimes-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nytimes_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nytimes_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9404E2D91538E433A25757C2A9639C946194D6CF"><i>New York Times</i> review</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://movies.tvguide.com/ladies-leisure/review/103571"><i>TV Guide</i> review</a>, undated, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120320011724/http://movies.tvguide.com/ladies-leisure/review/103571">archived</a> 20 March 2012, retrieved 1 September 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Madsen, Axel. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=aoq4EAJkEdEC&q=%22Ladies+of+Leisure%22+&pg=PA57"><i>Stanwyck</i></a>, iUniverse, 2001; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Mike</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That_Certain_Thing_(film)" title="That Certain Thing (film)">That Certain Thing</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_This_Is_Love%3F_(film)" title="So This Is Love? (film)">So This Is Love?</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Matinee_Idol_(1928_film)" title="The Matinee Idol (1928 film)">The Matinee Idol</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Way_of_the_Strong_(1928_film)" title="The Way of the Strong (1928 film)">The Way of the Strong</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Say_It_with_Sables" title="Say It with Sables">Say It with Sables</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Press" title="The Power of the Press">The Power of the Press</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Submarine_(1928_film)" title="Submarine (1928 film)">Submarine</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Younger_Generation" title="The Younger Generation">The Younger Generation</a></i> (1929)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Donovan_Affair" title="The Donovan Affair">The Donovan Affair</a></i> (1929)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_(1929_film)" title="Flight (1929 film)">Flight</a></i> (1929)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ladies of Leisure</a></i> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rain_or_Shine_(film)" title="Rain or Shine (film)">Rain or Shine</a></i> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dirigible_(film)" title="Dirigible (film)">Dirigible</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_Woman" title="The Miracle Woman">The Miracle Woman</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Platinum_Blonde_(film)" title="Platinum Blonde (film)">Platinum Blonde</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forbidden_(1932_film)" title="Forbidden (1932 film)">Forbidden</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Madness" title="American Madness">American Madness</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bitter_Tea_of_General_Yen" title="The Bitter Tea of General Yen">The Bitter Tea of General Yen</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_for_a_Day" title="Lady for a Day">Lady for a Day</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Happened_One_Night" title="It Happened One Night">It Happened 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