''Fighting Lady'' is a 1935 American

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directed by Carlos F. Borcosque and starring

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Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. Early years Mu ...

and Marion Lessing.Pitts p.329 The film was a low-budget

Poverty Row Poverty Row is a slang term used to refer to Hollywood films produced from the 1920s to the 1950s by small (and mostly short-lived) B movie studios. Although many of them were based on (or near) today's Gower Street in Hollywood, the term did n ...

production,

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in some regions by

Majestic Pictures Majestic Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active during the 1930s. Under the control of Larry Darmour the company specialized in low-budget production, and was one of the more stable Poverty Row outfits during the ...

Synopsis

An ambitious

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attempts to climb the social ladder by seducing a string of men.

Cast

as Dora Hart *

as George Davis * Marion Lessing as Sally Newton *

Mary Carr Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 and 1956. She was given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in ...

as Mrs. Davis *

Edward Woods Edward Woods (July 5, 1903 – October 8, 1989) was an American actor. He is probably best known for his extensive role as Matt Doyle in ''The Public Enemy'' opposite James Cagney. Life and career Woods' parents were Mary Clark and Will ...

as Jimmie Hanford *

Edward Earle Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ...

as Eugene 'Breck' Breckenridge * Eddie Blythe as Mrs. Hanford * Alice Moore as Betty Davis * David Hitchcock as Daniel Mason * John David Horsley as Arthur Sinclair

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1935 films 1935 drama films American drama films Films directed by Carlos F. Borcosque Majestic Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub