Lady by Choice (1934)
To improve her image, a fan dancer "adopts" an old woman to be her mother.
Top billed cast
Carole LombardAlabam Lee
May RobsonPatricia 'Patsy' Patterson
Roger PryorJohnny Mills
Walter ConnollyJudge Daly
Arthur HohlKendall
Raymond WalburnFront O'Malley
James BurkeBrannigan
Henry KolkerOpper
Mariska AldrichLucretia- Johnny BoyleWalsh
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