Starring William Powell, Kay Francis, Carole Lombard, Gilbert Emery, Olive
Tell
Directed by Lothar Mendes

Print: black/white
Runtime: 70 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

A Rupert Hughes novel was the source for this soulless but sophisticated
comedy-drama. William Powell is a charming rogue who lives off the gifts
given to him by lonely married women. In exchange, he escorts them
around town (among other services) when their husbands aren't looking.
The only woman Powell truly cares about is Kay Francis, who is disgusted
by her lover's lifestyle. The daughter (Carole Lombard) of one of Powell's
married companions falls for the rakish gentleman—which results in
tragedy when Lombard's father seeks revenge for the ruination of his
family. Ladies' Man is definitely no relation to the 1961 Jerry Lewis
comedy of the same name.