Lilly Turner


Lilly Turner is a 1933 American pre-Code melodrama directed by William A. Wellman, starring Ruth Chatterton and produced by First National Pictures. It is based on the 1932 play of the same name by Phillip Dunning and George Abbott. Warner Brothers attempted to reissue the film in 1936, but the Production Code Office denied them a certificate.

Plot

A woman who marries a bigamist, then a drunk, and falls in love with another man, all while working at a carnival.

Cast

A critic of the Modern Screen stated: "The entire cast, including Guy Kibbee, is very good, especially Frank McHugh, but the story is sordid and quite dull." Variety wrote: "Picture is Miss Chatterton's all the way, star making every effort to give what the story lacks and what is missing in the direction." The Movie Mirror stated: "It's sordid and weak. You'll wish they'd given Chatterton something better."