Lydia

Lydia

104 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 18, 1941

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.

Lydia

104 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 18, 1941

Lydia
Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers United Artists, Alexander Korda Films
Original title Lydia
Directors Horace Hough, Julien Duvivier
Writers Leslie Bush-Fekete, André de Toth, Julien Duvivier, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ben Hecht

Cast

Merle Oberon

as Lydia MacMillan

Edna May Oliver

as Sarah MacMillan

Alan Marshal

as Richard Mason

Joseph Cotten

as Michael Fitzpatrick

Hans Járay

as Frank Andre

George Reeves

as Bob Willard

John Halliday

as Fitzpatrick

Sara Allgood

as Mary

Billy Ray

as Johnny

Frank Conlan

as Old Ned

Tyler Brooke

as Vaudeville Singer

Harry Cording

as Hotel House Detective

Hal K. Dawson

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Evelyn Beresford

as Sarah's Guest

Paul Everton

as Sarah's Guest

Florence Wix

as Sarah's Guest

Jesse Graves

as Michael's Servant

Gertrude Hoffmann

as Mrs. Fairfield

Payne B. Johnson

as Blind Boy

Eva Lee Kuney

as Blind Girl

Betta St. John

as Blind Girl

Oscar O'Shea

as Doctor Richards

Herbert Rawlinson

as Dignitary on Podium

Edwin Stanley

as Dignitary on Podium

Pierre Watkin

as Speaker

Helene Stanley

as Orphan (uncredited)