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Fatal Lady

Fatal Lady is a 1936 American musical mystery film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Walter Pidgeon, Mary Ellis and Ruth Donnelly. It recorded a loss of $296,665.

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Fatal Lady
Movie poster
Directed byEdward Ludwig
Written byWilliam R. Lipman
Horace McCoy
Samuel Ornitz
Harry Segall
Tiffany Thayer
Produced byWalter Wanger
StarringWalter Pidgeon
Mary Ellis
Ruth Donnelly
CinematographyLeon Shamroy
Edited byErnest J. Nims
Music byVictor Young
Production
company
Walter Wanger Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 15, 1936 (1936-05-15)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$431,8621
Box office$201,7071

Fatal Lady is a 1936 American musical mystery film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Walter Pidgeon, Mary Ellis and Ruth Donnelly. It recorded a loss of $296,665.1

The film's sets were designed by art director Alexander Toluboff.

Plot

When opera singer Marion Stuart (Mary Ellis) is questioned regarding the death of a friend she escapes to Brazil.

Cast

References

References

  1. Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p437
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