Ladies of Leisure
“Zippy, daring, peppy, gay!”
1930 · 1 h 39 min
Frank CapraCast
Barbara Stanwyck 
Ralph Graves 
Lowell Sherman 
Marie Prevost 
Nance O'Neil 
George Fawcett
Credits
Written by: Milton Herbert Gropper
Plot
Kay Arnold is a gold digger who wanders from party to party, and meets a wealthy artist who sees her differently.
Sinekatalog’s take
Frank Capra's early drama, with Barbara Stanwyck and Ralph Graves, is touching and starmaking for Stanwyck.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (2,040 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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