An upper-crust artist hires a 'party girl' as a model; romance follows..


If you have any interest in seeing how a real movie star is born, you need to sit down with Ladies of Leisure. It’s from 1930, so the sound is a little scratchy and people stand around like they’re afraid to move too far from the microphones, but none of that matters when Barbara Stanwyck is on the screen. Seriously. ...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Frank Capra

Wilfred Lucas
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"If you have any interest in seeing how a real movie star is born, you need to sit down with Ladies of Leisure. It’s from 1930, so the sound is a little scratchy and people stand around like they’re afraid to move too far from the microphones, but none of that matters when Barbara Stanwyck is on the screen. Seriously. Is it worth watching today? Absolutely. If you like old movies that feel a bit raw and haven't been scrubbed clean by later censorship rules, you'll dig this. If you hate slow paci..."

Johnnie Walker
Jo Swerling, Milton Herbert Gropper
United States
Romance, Drama

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