The Lady Pays Off

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The Lady Pays Off is a 1951 romantic comedy film starring Linda Darnell as a schoolteacher who takes an unusual bet that leads to love and personal transformation.

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instanceOf film
romantic comedy film
basedOn original screenplay
blackAndWhiteColor black-and-white
cinematographyBy William C. Mellor NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
director Douglas Sirk
distributor Universal-International Pictures
editedBy Milton Carruth
featuresCharacterType male romantic lead
schoolteacher heroine
genre comedy film
romantic comedy
hasFilmFormat theatrical feature film
leadCharacterOccupation schoolteacher
mainTheme gambling bet
personal transformation
romantic love
musicBy Frank Skinner
narrativeFocus consequences of a risky bet leading to romance
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A dedicated schoolteacher takes an unusual bet that leads to romantic involvement and personal transformation.
producer Ross Hunter
productionCompany Universal-International Pictures
releaseYear 1951
runtimeMinutes approx. 80
screenwriter Isobel Lennart
setInPeriod contemporary 1950s United States
starring Dan Duryea
Gigi Perreau
Howard Da Silva
Linda Darnell
Lyle Talbot
Mary Philips
Stephen McNally
Virginia Huston
title The Lady Pays Off

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Joseph Walker notableWork The Lady Pays Off
Frank Ross notableWork The Lady Pays Off
Oscar Brodney wrote The Lady Pays Off
Douglas Sirk filmography hasPart The Lady Pays Off
The Lady Pays Off title The Lady Pays Off