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.The Ladybird at silentera.com
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)
Preservation Complete 35mm nitrate and acetate prints of The Ladybird are held by the Library of Congress.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
See also List of American films of 1927
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Swedish language lobby poster