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Wikipedia article




'The Shady Lady' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Phyllis Haver, Robert Armstrong and Louis Wolheim.Quinlan p.122 It was made as a part-talkie during the transition from silent to sound film.

Synopsis



An innocent woman is unjustly mixed-up in a murder case in New York and flees to Havana where she is widely known as the "Shady Lady". In Cuba she becomes mixed up with a gang of gunrunners.

Cast



* Phyllis Haver as Lola Mantell

* Robert Armstrong as Blake

* Louis Wolheim as Professor Holbrook

* Russell Gleason as Haley

* Jim Farley

* Joyzelle Joyner

Critical reception



A review in 'Harrison's Reports' said that the film was a good story, keeping the viewer's interest throughout, with "pretty tense suspense" in its second half. It added, "The manner by which the different threads of the story are interwoven in the closing scenes is intelligent, and satisfies the discriminating spectator." The review praised Haver, Armstrong, and Wolheim for their work.

References



Bibliography



* Quinlan, David. 'The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors'. Batsford, 1983.


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