Ladies' Man (1931)

Director
Lothar Mendes

Main cast
William Powell; Kay Francis; Carole Lombard; Gilbert Emery; Olive Tell

Genres
Drama

Description
A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in "society."


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