The Lady Consents is a 1936 American romantic melodrama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall and Margaret Lindsay.Fetrow p.341 The screenplay was written by P. J. Wolfson and Anthony Veiller, from Wolfson's story "The Indestructible Mrs. Talbot". RKO Radio Pictures released the film on February 7, 1936.
Synopsis Surgeon Michael Talbot assists sportswoman Geraldine Mannerly after she is injured in a horse-riding incident. She sets out to try and split him off from his loving wife Anne.
Cast Ann Harding as Anne Talbot Herbert Marshall as Dr. Michael J. Talbot Margaret Lindsay as Geraldine "Gerry" Mannerly Walter Abel as Stanley Ashton Edward Ellis as Jim Talbot Hobart Cavanaugh as Mr. Yardley Ilka Chase as Susan Willie Best as Sam (uncredited)
Reception Variety described it as "a well made picture" and stated that although the plot "is mechanical at times, the results are a bit above average for this type of story." They credited the quality of the film as being largely due to the direction, and the performances of the cast, specifically noting Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Walter Abel, Margaret Lindsay and Edward Ellis.
References
Bibliography Fetrow, Alan G. Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1992.
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