The Shady Lady

The Shady Lady
The Shady Lady
Directed by	Edward H. Griffith
Written by	Garrett Graham; Edward H. Griffith; Jack Jungmeyer; Jack Jungmeyer; Leonard Praskins; Richard L. Thorpe;
Produced by	Ralph Block
Starring	Phyllis Haver; Robert Armstrong; Louis Wolheim;
Cinematography	John J. Mescall
Edited by	Doane Harrison
Production; company	Pathé Exchange
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	December 16, 1928
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

The Shady Lady is a 1928 American drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Phyllis Haver, Robert Armstrong and Louis Wolheim.^[1] 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.^[2] 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."^[2] The review praised Haver, Armstrong, and Wolheim for their work.^[2]

References

^ Quinlan p.122
^ ^a ^b ^c "'The Shady Lady' (PT) -- with Phyllis Haver". Harrison's Reports. January 12, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

Bibliography

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

External links

The Shady Lady at IMDb

[1] Quinlan p.122

[hr-2] "'The Shady Lady' (PT) -- with Phyllis Haver". Harrison's Reports. January 12, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

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