| The Lady Objects | |
| Director: | Erle C. Kenton |
| Producer: | William Perlberg |
| Starring: | Lanny Ross Gloria Stuart Joan Marsh |
| Cinematography: | Allen G. Siegler |
| Editing: | Al Clark |
| Studio: | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 66 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Music: | Morris Stoloff |
| Language: | English |
The Lady Objects is a 1938 American drama film written by Gladys Lehman and Charles Kenyon and directed by Erle C. Kenton. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 11th Academy Awards with the song A Mist Is Over the Moon, with music by Ben Oakland and lyric by Oscar Hammerstein II. Although the writing credits differ, this film bears a striking resemblance to Columbia's 1933 film, Ann Carver's Profession.[1]
Bill Hayward's years as a college athlete and singer are behind him, and while he struggles financially, his attorney wife Ann is prospering, promoted to junior partner in her law firm.
While she's in Washington, D.C., on business, Bill accompanies friends June and George to a New York City nightclub where they have been hired to entertain. He is persuaded to get on stage and sing himself, but resists the temptation to get into a romantic situation with June, a former girlfriend from their school days.
June gets inebriated and a mishap results in her accidental death. Bill, however, is charged with her murder. Ann offers to defend him in court, but Bill can't bear that thought. When the case goes badly against him, however, Ann volunteers information that results in Bill's acquittal and their reconciliation.