The Ladybird (film)
1927 film
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The Ladybird is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by the B movie studio Chadwick Pictures.[1][2][3]
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Directed byWalter Lang
Written byJack Natteford
William Dudley Pelley
William Dudley Pelley
StarringBetty Compson
CinematographyErnest Miller
Ted Tetzlaff
Ted Tetzlaff
| The Ladybird | |
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| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Written by | Jack Natteford William Dudley Pelley |
| Starring | Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller Ted Tetzlaff |
| Distributed by | Chadwick Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Plot
The film follows the activities of a gang called 'The Ladybirds' -- criminals who prey upon the rich and famous of New Orleans.[4]
During Mardi Gras, a society girl called Diane Wyman gets a job dancing at a local cabaret and unwittingly becomes entangled with the Ladybirds plots.[2]
Cast
- Betty Compson as Diane Wyman
- Malcolm McGregor as Duncan Spencer
- Sheldon Lewis as Spider
- Hank Mann as The Brother
- Leo White as Phillipe
- John Miljan as Jules Ranier
- Ruth Stonehouse as Lucille
- Jean De Briac as Jacques
- Joseph W. Girard as Jacob Gale (as Joseph Gerard)
