A Lost Lady

"the love idyll of the ages!"

Sep 29 1934 Approved 1h 1m
Drama, Romance

A bitter woman who thinks she'll never love again marries, only to fall for a brash young man.

Plot

Two days before Marian and Ned are to be married, he is killed by the husband of a woman he was seeing on the side. Marian becomes withdrawn and they send her to the Canadian Rockies for rest. While on a walk, she accidentally falls off a ledge and twists her ankle. She is found and rescued by Dan Forrester and his dog Sandy. He visits Marian every day even though she is still bitter. When it is time to go, he asks her to marry him and she accepts even though she will never love again. Back home in Chicago, Dan dotes on Marian and even builds a house in the country for his 'perfect wife'. Everything is going well until Marian meets a brash young transport owner named Frank. She rejects his advances, but he persists. When Dan leaves on business, Frank entertains her every day and Marian realizes that she may find love again after all.

Written by

Willa Cather, Gene Markey, Kathryn Scola

Directed by

Alfred E. Green, Phil Rosen

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
567
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA