Panama Lady
Seen it?1939 | 65 min | Action, Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Mad Max 2 or Sorcerer, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
A weary dance-hall girl in a Panama saloon is given the choice of jail or going with a rough-and-tumble oil driller's jungle oil-field in order to pay him back for being slipped a mickey and robbed.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jack Hively
- Lucille BallLucy
- Allan LaneMcTeague
- Steffi DunaCheema
- Evelyn BrentLenore
- Donald BriggsRoy
- Bernadene HayesPearl
- Abner BibermanElisha
- William PawleyBartender
- Earle HodginsForeman
- Lynton BrentThe Masher (uncredited)