Lilly Turner (1933): Cast
Lilly Turner is a 1933 drama directed by William A. Wellman, starring Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Turner, Ruth Chatterton and Irving Bacon. It runs 1 hour 5 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 5m (65 min)
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- First National Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Lilly Turner About?
The premise of Lilly Turner without spoilers.
One woman faces many trials on the road to romance after unwittingly marrying a bigamist, then a carnival’s barker and then falling for a young engineer.
Lilly Turner Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- weightlifter
- new york
- pre code film
- bigamist
- title co written by female
- based on play by same name
- roll call opening credits
- budding romance
- traveling medicine show
- husband in name only
- illegitimate pregnancy
- psychotic man
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- alcoholic husband
- carnival sideshow
- train station
- carnival barker
- platonic marriage
- hootchie kootchie dancer
- german american
- injection with a sedative
- obsessive love
- out of town job offer
- reference to mexico city
- unrequited love
- husband wife relationship
- melodrama drama
- carnival
- engineer
- magician
- escaped psychiatric patient
- fraud
- impostor
- broken spine
- falling through a window
- stormy night
- civil engineer
- paranoiac
- stock market crash 1929
- illegal marriage
- marriage swindler
- hasty marriage
- womanizer
- stage performance
- stage magician
- buffalo new york
- stillborn child
- bigamy
- asylum
- taxi driver
- wedding
Lilly Turner Cast & Characters
Margaret Seddon leads the cast as Mrs. Turner, with Ruth Chatterton as Lilly 'Queenie' Turner Dixon and Irving Bacon as Earle Yokum (uncredited). Directed by William A. Wellman; 32 actors are credited in all.
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Director William A. Wellman
- Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Turner
- Ruth Chatterton as Lilly 'Queenie' Turner Dixon
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Irving Bacon as Earle Yokum (uncredited) -
Robert Barrat as Fritz 'Heinie'
Also Starring in Lilly Turner
· 28 more- Frank McHugh David 'Dave' Dixon
- Guy Kibbee Doc Peter McGill
- George Brent Bob Chandler
- Heinie Conklin Diner Counterman (uncredited)
- Grant Mitchell Dr. Hawley
- Don Brodie Man in Carnival Audience (uncredited)
- Frank Darien Hotel Porter (uncredited)
- Guy Usher Detective with Warrant (uncredited)
- Harrison Greene Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Ben Hall Western Union Boy (uncredited)
- William J. O'Brien Man at Carnival (uncredited)
- Ruth Donnelly Edna Yokum
- Spec O'Donnell Delivery Boy (uncredited)
- Jack Baxley Man in Carnival Audience (uncredited)
- Marjorie Gateson Mrs. Bessie 'Ma' McGill
- Mae Busch Hazel
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- William V. Mong Honest Druggist (uncredited)
- Gordon Westcott Rex Durkee
- Lucille Ward Mother of Girl Admiring Rex (uncredited)
- Gordon De Main Doctor (uncredited)
- Kathrin Clare Ward Mrs. Flint - Cook at Wedding (uncredited)
- Tammany Young Man in Sam's Tent (uncredited)
- June Gittelson Fat Lady in Doc McGill's Audience (uncredited)
- William Wagner Man in Carnival Audience (uncredited)
- Florence Roberts Wedding Guest Calling for Bride (uncredited)
- Mayo Methot Mrs. Durkee (uncredited)
- Neal Dodd Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
- Arthur Vinton Sam Waxman
More from William A. Wellman
More films directed by William A. Wellman, best-rated first: The Public Enemy, Wings, A Star Is Born and Nothing Sacred.
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Lilly Turner FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Lilly Turner, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Lilly Turner?
Lilly Turner runs 1 hour 5 minutes (65 minutes).
When was Lilly Turner released?
Lilly Turner was released on May 13, 1933.
Who directed Lilly Turner?
Lilly Turner was directed by William A. Wellman.
More films by William A. Wellman Who is in the cast of Lilly Turner?
Lilly Turner stars Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Turner, Ruth Chatterton as Lilly 'Queenie' Turner Dixon and Irving Bacon as Earle Yokum (uncredited), among 32 credited actors.
Does Lilly Turner have a post-credit scene?
No. Lilly Turner has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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