Tarnished Lady

Tarnished Lady

83 mins | Drama | May 1, 1931

Nancy Courtney, a once wealthy socialite, has had to struggle to maintain a facade of prosperity ever since her father's death. Although she loves writer DeWitt Taylor, who is indifferent to amassing a fortune, her mother urges her to marry stockbroker Norman Cravath instead. Nancy acquiesces to her mother's wishes but, despite the fact her new husband does everything he can to please her, she is miserable in her marriage.

Tarnished Lady

83 mins | Drama | May 1, 1931

Tarnished Lady
Nancy Courtney, a once wealthy socialite, has had to struggle to maintain a facade of prosperity ever since her father's death. Although she loves writer DeWitt Taylor, who is indifferent to amassing a fortune, her mother urges her to marry stockbroker Norman Cravath instead. Nancy acquiesces to her mother's wishes but, despite the fact her new husband does everything he can to please her, she is miserable in her marriage.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Paramount
Original title Tarnished Lady
Directors George Cukor
Writers Donald Ogden Stewart

Cast

Tallulah Bankhead

as Nancy Courtney

Clive Brook

as Norman Cravath

Phoebe Foster

as Germaine Prentiss

Alexander Kirkland

as DeWitt Taylor

Elizabeth Patterson

as Mrs. Courtney

Osgood Perkins

as Ben Sterner

Beatrice Ames

as Minor Role

Eric Blore

as Jewelry Counter Clerk

Berton Churchill

as Stock Speculator

Edward Gargan

as Al - Man in Bar

Dewey Robinson

as Tony the Waiter

Cora Witherspoon

as Saleslady