---
title: 'The Divine Lady (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Lloyd'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-divine-lady-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019824/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Divine Lady (1929)

1929 · 99 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Divine Lady is a 1928 American historical drama film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. It featured the theme song "Lady Divine", with lyrics by Richard Kountz and music by Nathaniel Shilkret, which became a popular hit in 1929 and was recorded by numerous artists, such as Shilkret, Frank Munn, Ben Selvin, Smith Ballew, Adrian Schubert, Sam Lanin, and Bob Haring.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lloyd)
- **Producer:** [Frank Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lloyd), [Richard A. Rowland](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-a-rowland), [Walter Morosco](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-morosco)
- **Screenplay:** [Forrest Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/forrest-halsey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cecil Copping](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-copping)
- **Director of Photography:** [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)

## Cast

- [Montagu Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/montagu-love) as Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet
- [Corinne Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/corinne-griffith) as Emma, Lady Hamilton
- [Joel McCrea](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-mccrea)
- [Ian Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-keith) as Honorable Charles Greville
- [Grant Withers](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-withers) as Ship's Officer
- [Ben Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-alexander) as Young Lieutenant
- [Helen Jerome Eddy](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-jerome-eddy) as Frances Herbert Woolward
- [Marie Dressler](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-dressler) as Mrs. Hart
- [Andy Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-devine)
- [Dorothy Cumming](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-cumming) as Maria Carolina of Austria
- [Robert Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-parrish) as Powder Monkey
- [H. B. Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-b-warner) as William Hamilton
- [Joan Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-bennett)
- [Julia Swayne Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-swayne-gordon) as Duchess of Argyle
- [Harold Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-goodwin) as Coach Driver

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-divine-lady-1929
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