Lady by Choice

Who else but Apple Annie to play an old woman with a temper and a drinking problem forced to shape up for the sake of her daughter? If you liked Lady for a Day, you'll like the following year's Lady by Choice, also starring May Robson. She gets arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct, as well as assault, but the kind judge Walter Connolly isn't too keen on sending her to jail. Instead, he puts her in a nursing home.

Walter's shift at night court isn't over with May. He also gives fan dancer Carole Lombard a suspended sentence and a threat to clean up her act. Carole's publicity agent tells her to "adopt a mother" so she can look like she's reformed, and when she recognizes May at the nursing home, she picks her for her spunk. The two gals get along great together, but when the mothering instinct hits May, she realizes she should set a good example for her "daughter". Meanwhile, a wealthy, innocent Roger Pryor starts courting Carole, with no idea that she used to be a fan dancer. Will these ladies choose to be ladies? Rent this cute old flick to find out.