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"Her Greatest Dramatic Role !"

Jan 9 1932 Approved 1h 25m
Drama, Romance

On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Bob, but also wants to marry Lulu.

Plot

On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby, but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Grover, but also wants to marry Lulu.

Written by

Frank Capra, Jo Swerling

Directed by

Frank Capra

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Bellamy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
2,340
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA