The Divine Lady is a 1929 American Vitaphone sound film with synchronized musical score and sound effects, as well as some synchronized singing sequences. The film, however, featured no spoken dialogue. The film tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. It featured a theme song entitled "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 (as "The Cavaliers"), Smith Ballew, Adrian Schubert, Sam Lanin, and Bob Haring.