The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents
Directed byStephen Roberts
Screenplay byP. J. Wolfson
Anthony Veiller
Story byP. J. Wolfson
Produced byEdward Kaufman
StarringAnn Harding
Herbert Marshall
Margaret Lindsay
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • February 7, 1936 (1936-02-07) (US)[1]
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Lady Consents is a 1936 American romantic melodrama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall and Margaret Lindsay.[2] The screenplay was written by P. J. Wolfson and Anthony Veiller, from Wolfson's story "The Indestructible Mrs. Talbot". RKO Radio Pictures released the film on February 7, 1936.

Synopsis

Surgeon Michael Talbot assists sportswoman Geraldine Mannerly after she is injured in a horse-riding incident. She sets out to try and split him off from his loving wife Anne.

Cast

Reception

Variety described it as "a well made picture" and stated that although the plot "is mechanical at times, the results are a bit above average for this type of story." They credited the quality of the film as being largely due to the direction, and the performances of the cast, specifically noting Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Walter Abel, Margaret Lindsay and Edward Ellis.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Lady Consents: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Fetrow p.341
  3. ↑ "The Lady Consents". Variety. February 12, 1936. p. 18. Retrieved July 11, 2026 – via Internet Archive.

Bibliography

  • Fetrow, Alan G. Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1992.
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