Vivacious Lady
“Ginger goes to college but not the way you think”
Synopsis
College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.
Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Vivacious Lady 1938 TrailerOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2011-07-20
Top Cast
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Ginger Rogers
Francey
James Stewart
Peter
James Ellison
Keith
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Morgan
Charles Coburn
Mr. Morgan
Frances Mercer
Helen
Phyllis Kennedy
Jenny
Franklin Pangborn
Apartment Manager
Grady Sutton
Culpepper
Jack Carson
Waiter Captain
Alec Craig
Joseph
Willie Best
Porter
Spencer Charters
Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Phyllis Fraser
(uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Mr. Noble (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Release History & Theatrical Window
Los Angeles, California
Festival / Special Debut
May 13, 1938
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$703K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1.2M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
1.72x
+$503K net gain
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- George Stevens
- Screenplay & Story
- Ernest Pagano, P.J. Wolfson
- Original Title
- Vivacious Lady
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Budget
- $703K
- Worldwide Gross
- $1.2M
- Production Studios
- RKO Radio Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
George Stevens
Ernest Pagano, P.J. Wolfson, I.A.R. Wylie
Robert De Grasse
Henry Berman
George Stevens
Department Leadership Roster
George Stevens
Director
Ernest Pagano
Screenplay
P.J. Wolfson
Screenplay
Bernard Newman
Costume Design
Henry Berman
Editor
Irene
Costume Design
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
George Stevens
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Vivacious Lady
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Vivacious Lady about?
College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.
Who directed Vivacious Lady?
Vivacious Lady was directed by George Stevens.
Who stars in Vivacious Lady?
The principal cast of Vivacious Lady includes Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, James Ellison, Beulah Bondi, Charles Coburn.
When was Vivacious Lady released and how long is it?
Vivacious Lady was released in 1938 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
What was the box office and production budget of Vivacious Lady?
Vivacious Lady had a reported production budget of $703K and grossed $1.2M at the worldwide box office (1.72 return on budget, classified as a budget recovered).
What is the age rating and content advisory for Vivacious Lady?
Vivacious Lady holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).