Vivacious Lady
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
| Produced by | George Stevens |
| Written by |
I. A. R. Wylie (story) P. J. Wolfson Ernest Pagano |
| Starring |
Ginger Rogers James Stewart James Ellison Beulah Bondi Franklin Pangborn Charles Coburn Hattie McDaniel |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Edited by | Henry Berman |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $703,000 |
| Box office | $1,206,000 |
Vivacious Lady is a 1938 American black-and-white romantic comedy film starring Ginger Rogers and James Stewart, produced and directed by George Stevens, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The screenplay was written by P.J. Wolfson and Ernest Pagano and adapted from a short story by I. A. R. Wylie. The music score was by Roy Webb and the cinematography by Robert De Grasse.
The film features supporting performances by James Ellison, Frances Mercer, Beulah Bondi, Franklin Pangborn, and Charles Coburn, as well as an uncredited appearance by Hattie McDaniel.
Vivacious Lady is a story of love at first sight between a young botany professor named Peter Morgan Jr. (Stewart) and a nightclub singer named Francey (Rogers). The film also has comedic elements, including repeatedly frustrated attempts by the newlywed couple to find a moment alone with each other.
The story begins when Peter is sent to Manhattan to retrieve his playboy cousin Keith (Ellison) and immediately falls in love with Francey. After a whirlwind one-day courtship, Peter and Francey get married, and they and Keith return to the Morgan family's home, where Peter teaches at the university run by his father Peter Morgan Sr. (Coburn). Mr. Morgan is known for being a proud, overbearing man, so Peter is afraid to tell him about the marriage. When they arrive, Mr. Morgan and Peter's high-society fiancée Helen (Mercer) initially take Francey for another of Keith's girlfriends. While Peter decides how to approach his father with the news, Francey stays at a women-only hotel, and Peter and Keith introduce her as a new botany student.
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