Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Manslaughter (1930)


Starring Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Emma Dunn; directed by George Abbott




Claudette Colbert stars as Lydia Thorn, a spoiled girl of substantial means who is sent to prison after killing a police officer in a car accident.




The Kentucky Theatre, truck and trailer decorated to promote Manslaughter. At the time the Kentucky awning also covered a Piggly-Wiggly grocery store, 8/12/1930, Lafayette Studios collection #759