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

The Ladybird
Swedish poster
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

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. A print is housed in the Library of Congress collection.

Plot

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

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.

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)

References

Hal Erickson (2014). "The Ladybird". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Ladybird
The Ladybird at silentera.com
Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.100 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Ladybird
"The Ladybird".
"AFI|Catalog".

External links

The Ladybird at IMDb
Swedish language lobby poster

v t e Films directed by Walter Lang
The Red Kimono (1925) The Earth Woman (1926) The Golden Web (1926) Money to Burn (1926) The Ladybird (1927) The Satin Woman (1927) Sally in Our Alley (1927) By Whose Hand? (1927) The College Hero (1927) The Night Flyer (1928) The Desert Bride (1928) The Spirit of Youth (1929) Hello Sister (1930) Cock o' the Walk (1930) The Big Fight (1930) The Costello Case (1930) Brothers (1930) Command Performance (1931) Hell Bound (1931) Women Go on Forever (1931) No More Orchids (1932) The Warrior's Husband (1933) Meet the Baron (1933) Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) The Party's Over (1934) The Mighty Barnum (1934) Carnival (1935) Hooray for Love (1935) Love Before Breakfast (1936) Top of the Town (1937) Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) Second Honeymoon (1937) The Baroness and the Butler (1938) I'll Give a Million (1938) The Little Princess (1939) Susannah of the Mounties (1939) The Blue Bird (1940) Star Dust (1940) The Great Profile (1940) Tin Pan Alley (1940) Moon Over Miami (1941) Week-End in Havana (1941) Song of the Islands (1942) The Magnificent Dope (1942) Coney Island (1943) Greenwich Village (1944) State Fair (1945) Claudia and David (1946) Sentimental Journey (1946) Mother Wore Tights (1947) Sitting Pretty (1948) When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) You're My Everything (1949) Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) The Jackpot (1950) On the Riviera (1951) With a Song in My Heart (1952) Call Me Madam (1953) There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) The King and I (1956) Desk Set (1957) But Not for Me (1959) Can-Can (1960) The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

Films directed by Walter Lang

The Red Kimono (1925)
The Earth Woman (1926)
The Golden Web (1926)
Money to Burn (1926)
The Ladybird (1927)
The Satin Woman (1927)
Sally in Our Alley (1927)
By Whose Hand? (1927)
The College Hero (1927)
The Night Flyer (1928)
The Desert Bride (1928)
The Spirit of Youth (1929)
Hello Sister (1930)
Cock o' the Walk (1930)
The Big Fight (1930)
The Costello Case (1930)
Brothers (1930)
Command Performance (1931)
Hell Bound (1931)
Women Go on Forever (1931)
No More Orchids (1932)
The Warrior's Husband (1933)
Meet the Baron (1933)
Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
The Party's Over (1934)
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
Carnival (1935)
Hooray for Love (1935)
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
Top of the Town (1937)
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
Second Honeymoon (1937)
The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
I'll Give a Million (1938)
The Little Princess (1939)
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
The Blue Bird (1940)
Star Dust (1940)
The Great Profile (1940)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Moon Over Miami (1941)
Week-End in Havana (1941)
Song of the Islands (1942)
The Magnificent Dope (1942)
Coney Island (1943)
Greenwich Village (1944)
State Fair (1945)
Claudia and David (1946)
Sentimental Journey (1946)
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Sitting Pretty (1948)
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
You're My Everything (1949)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
The Jackpot (1950)
On the Riviera (1951)
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
Call Me Madam (1953)
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
The King and I (1956)
Desk Set (1957)
But Not for Me (1959)
Can-Can (1960)
The Marriage-Go-Round (1961)
Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

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