The Ladybird (film)
| The Ladybird | |
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| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Written by | Jack Natteford William Dudley Pelley |
| Starring | Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller Ted Tetzlaff |
| Distributed by | Chadwick Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
The Ladybird is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by the B movie studio Chadwick Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]The film follows the activities of a gang called 'The Ladybirds' -- criminals who prey upon the rich and famous of New Orleans.[4]
During Mardi Gras, a society girl called Diane Wyman gets a job dancing at a local cabaret and unwittingly becomes entangled with the Ladybirds plots.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Betty Compson as Diane Wyman
- Malcolm McGregor as Duncan Spencer
- Sheldon Lewis as Spider
- Hank Mann as The Brother
- Leo White as Phillipe
- John Miljan as Jules Ranier
- Ruth Stonehouse as Lucille
- Jean De Briac as Jacques
- Joseph W. Girard as Jacob Gale (as Joseph Gerard)
Preservation
[edit]Complete 35mm nitrate and acetate prints of The Ladybird are held by the Library of Congress.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "The Ladybird". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Ladybird". afi.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ^ The Ladybird at silentera.com
- ^ "The Ladybird".
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Ladybird". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.100 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
External links
[edit]- The Ladybird at IMDb
- Swedish language lobby poster
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