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Lady for a Day (1933)
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"Unemployment is about to get even worse now that Citigroup has announced it will cut 52,000 jobs early next year. And falsely reported news of a killing in Santa Clara, California (the shooter was fired, not laid off) only adds to the bleak atmosphere surrounding the already upsetting job market. But while desperate times may lead to desperate measures, it’s vital for us to remember what we learned from the films of the 1930s, when the Great Depression caused a nearly 25% rate of unemployment (we’re currently at 6.5%). Hopeful stories of upward mobility and implausible solutions were popular at the time, though many of them had downsides or inspired the desire for unlikely prospects. Still, there was some guidance to be found buried within the fantasies of Hollywood, and SpoutBlog has compiled this handy list to help you make the right choices during your current or imminent joblessness.
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"Lady for a Day could be the archetypal Capra film. It features a sentimental and improbable story, but is presented in such a believable way that you buy and care about what happens to characters. The plot summary that follows sounds terrible, but the movie really works. Apple Annie (May Robson) is a near elderly woman who wanders the streets of New York at the height of the depression selling apples, just a step above homeless. For years, she has upheld an elaborate ruse: she sent her daughter (Jean Arthur) away to Spain as a child to be raised in convent, and has written her for years, claiming to be a rich socialite. Now however, she is engaged to be married to Carlos (Barry Norton) the son of a Spanish Count (Walter Connolly), and would like to come visit her mother in New York. Oh no! Feeling sorry for her, Dave the Dude (William Warren) a local gangster, pays to buy her some rich clothes and put her up in a hotel, and finds a pool shark (Capra regular Guy Kibbee) to play her ... "
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