The Lady Refuses

The Lady Refuses is a 1931 American melodrama film, directed by George Archainbaud from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based on an original story by Guy Bolton and Robert Milton. It stars Betty Compson as a destitute young woman on the verge of becoming a prostitute, who is hired by the wealthy Gilbert Emery to woo his never-do-well son, John Darrow, away from the clutches of the gold-digging Margaret Livingston. Dialogue Sir Gerald: Dobbs, you're... you're downright Victorian. We must have cocktails, Dobbs, cocktails! Dobbs: N-not cocktails, sir! Sir Gerald: Yes. Now don't tell me that it isn't British. You're deplorably behind the times. I drink 'em myself. What's more, I can mix 'em. Mix is the word. Dobbs: They tell me they even put ice in them in America. Sir Gerald: Yes, well, I don't think we'll go quite that far. Cast thumb|Ivan Lebedeff-Margaret Livingston in The Lady Refuses Betty Compson as June John Darrow as Russell Courtney Gilbert Emery as Sir Gerald Courtney Margaret Livingston as Berthine Waller Ivan Lebedeff as Nikolai Rabinoff Edgar Norton as Sir Gerald's Butler Daphne Pollard as Apartment House Maid External links Category:1931 American films Category:Romantic drama films Category:Films set in London