Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

Takes its place among the greatest pictures ever made!

Directed by Frank Capra

Produced by Columbia Pictures

193396 min7.1 / 10

A warmhearted comedy about deception and redemption, where a poor fruit vendor orchestrates an elaborate ruse to preserve her daughter's happiness and secure a respectable future.

Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.

Questions people ask

  • Does Lady for a Day end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Lady for a Day easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Lady for a Day violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Lady for a Day scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Lady for a Day sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

68/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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