The Ladybird (film)

This article is about the 1927 film. For the 2017 film, see Lady Bird (film).

The Ladybird is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by the B movie studio Chadwick Pictures.^[1][2][3] A print is housed in the Library of Congress collection.^[4][5]

The Ladybird
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Directed by	Walter Lang
Written by	Jack Natteford William Dudley Pelley
Starring	Betty Compson
Cinematography	Ernest Miller Ted Tetzlaff
Distributed by	Chadwick Pictures
Release date	July 15, 1927 (1927-07-15) per afi
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

Plot

The film follows the activities of a gang called 'The Ladybirds' -- criminals who prey upon the rich and famous of New Orleans.^[6]

During Mardi Gras, a society girl called Diane Wyman gets a job dancing at a local cabaret and unwittingly becomes entangled with the Ladybirds plots.^[7]

Cast

• Betty Compson as Diane Wyman
• Malcolm McGregor as Duncan Spencer
• Sheldon Lewis as Spider
• Hank Mann as The Brother
• Leo White as Phillipe
• John Miljan as Jules Ranier
• Ruth Stonehouse as Lucille
• Jean De Briac as Jacques
• Joseph W. Girard as Jacob Gale (as Joseph Gerard)

See also

• List of American films of 1927