# The Lady Objects > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Lady_Objects > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Lady_Objects.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_Objects > Source revision: 1339469552 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1938 film by Erle C. Kenton The Lady Objects Directed by Erle C. Kenton Screenplay by Gladys Lehman Charles Kenyon Produced by William Perlberg Starring Lanny Ross Gloria Stuart Joan Marsh Cinematography Allen G. Siegler Edited by Al Clark Music by Morris Stoloff Production company Columbia Pictures Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date October 12, 1938 (1938-10-12) Running time 66 minutes Country United States Language English ***The Lady Objects*** is a 1938 American [drama film](/source/Drama_film) written by [Gladys Lehman](/source/Gladys_Lehman) and [Charles Kenyon](/source/Charles_Kenyon) and directed by [Erle C. Kenton](/source/Erle_C._Kenton). It was nominated for the [Oscar for Best Song](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song) at the [11th Academy Awards](/source/11th_Academy_Awards) with the song *A Mist Is Over the Moon*, with music by [Ben Oakland](/source/Ben_Oakland) and lyric by [Oscar Hammerstein II](/source/Oscar_Hammerstein_II). Although the writing credits differ, this film bears a striking resemblance to Columbia's 1933 film, *[Ann Carver's Profession](/source/Ann_Carver's_Profession)*.[1] ## Plot Bill Hayward's years as a college athlete and singer are behind him, and while he struggles financially, his attorney wife Ann is prospering, promoted to junior partner in her law firm. While she's in Washington, D.C., on business, Bill accompanies friends June and George to a New York City nightclub where they have been hired to entertain. He is persuaded to get on stage and sing himself, but resists the temptation to get into a romantic situation with June, a former girlfriend from their school days. June gets inebriated and a mishap results in her accidental death. Bill, however, is charged with her murder. Ann offers to defend him in court, but Bill can't bear that thought. When the case goes badly against him, however, Ann volunteers information that results in Bill's acquittal and their reconciliation. ## Cast - [Lanny Ross](/source/Lanny_Ross) as William Hayward - [Gloria Stuart](/source/Gloria_Stuart) as Ann Adams Hayward - [Joan Marsh](/source/Joan_Marsh) as June Lane - [Roy Benson](/source/Roy_Benson) as George Martin - [Pierre Watkin](/source/Pierre_Watkin) as Mr. Harper - [Robert Paige](/source/Robert_Paige) as Ken Harper - [Arthur Loft](/source/Arthur_Loft) as Charles Clarke - [Stanley Andrews](/source/Stanley_Andrews) as Baker - Jane Buckingham as Mrs. Harper (Jan Buckingham) - [Bess Flowers](/source/Bess_Flowers) as Miriam Harper - [Ann Doran](/source/Ann_Doran) as Miss Hollins - Vesey O'Davoren as Langham ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Home"](http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=6540). ## External links - [*The Lady Objects*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030340/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*The Lady Objects*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/80679/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived) - [*The Lady Objects*](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/6540) at the *[AFI Catalog of Feature Films](/source/AFI_Catalog_of_Feature_Films)* - "The Mist Is Over The Moon," recording by Tony Martin, 1938, at Archive.org [\[1\]](https://archive.org/details/78_a-mist-is-over-the-moon_tony-martin-jerry-joyce-and-his-orchestra-hammerstein-ii-oa_gbia0008393a) v t e Films directed by Erle C. Kenton Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919) Down on the Farm (1920) Love, Honor and Behave (1920) A Small Town Idol (1921) A Fool and His Money (1925) The Danger Signal (1925) Red Hot Tires (1925) The Love Toy (1926) Other Women's Husbands (1926) The Sap (1926) The Palm Beach Girl (1926) The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927) The Girl in the Pullman (1927) Bare Knees (1928) Name the Woman (1928) Nothing to Wear (1928) Companionate Marriage (1928) Golf Widows (1928) The Street of Illusion (1928) The Sideshow (1928) The Sporting Age (1928) Trial Marriage (1929) Father and Son (1929) Song of Love (1929) Mexicali Rose (1929) A Royal Romance (1930) X Marks the Spot (1931) Left Over Ladies (1931) The Last Parade (1931) Guilty as Hell (1932) Island of Lost Souls (1932) From Hell to Heaven (1933) Disgraced! (1933) Big Executive (1933) Search for Beauty (1934) You're Telling Me! (1934) Party Wire (1935) The Best Man Wins (1935) The Public Menace (1935) Devil's Squadron (1936) Counterfeit (1936) She Asked for It (1937) The Devil's Playground (1937) Little Tough Guys in Society (1938) The Lady Objects (1938) Everything's on Ice (1939) Escape to Paradise (1939) Remedy for Riches (1940) Petticoat Politics (1941) Melody for Three (1941) Naval Academy (1941) They Meet Again (1941) Flying Cadets (1941) North to the Klondike (1942) The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Frisco Lil (1942) Pardon My Sarong (1942) Who Done It? (1942) It Ain't Hay (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) She Gets Her Man (1945) House of Dracula (1945) The Cat Creeps (1946) Little Miss Big (1946) Bob and Sally (1948) One Too Many (1951) Secrets of Beauty (1951) This 1930s drama film-related article is a stub. 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