Film

The Lady Pays Off

Retrospettiva: Douglas Sirk

USA  ·  1951  ·  16 mm  ·  Black and White  ·  80'  ·  o.v. English

Screening

Sunday 7 | 8 | 2022, 20:00  ·  GranRex

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Evelyn Warren, newly elected ’school-teacher of the year’ in the United States, goes to Reno, gets drunk, and loses $7,000 at the casino. The owner forces her to give lessons to his daughter Diana in exchange for not revealing what happened, and ends up falling in love with her. The first Sirk film covering American themes in a comic light.

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Information

Director

Douglas Sirk

Cast

Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Gigi Perreau, Virginia Field, Ann Codee

Producer

Albert J. Cohen

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Editing

Russell Schoengarth

Music

Frank Skinner

Screenplay

Frank Gill Jr., Albert J. Cohen

Production

Universal International
www.universalstudios.com

International sales

Park Circus
info@parkcircus.com
www.parkcircus.com


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