The Notorious Landlady
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| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Written by | Blake Edwards |
| Starring | Kim Novak Jack Lemmon Fred Astaire Lionel Jeffries Estelle Winwood |
| Editing by | Charles Nelson |
| Studio | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 26, 1962 |
| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Notorious Landlady is a 1962 comedy/mystery American film starring Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Fred Astaire.[1][2] The film was directed by Richard Quine, with a script by Blake Edwards and Larry Gelbart.
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[edit] Plot
When American diplomat William Gridley (Lemmon) arrives in London, he rents part of Carly Hardwicke's (Novak) house from her and promptly begins to fall in love. Gridley doesn't know that many people think she killed Miles Hardwick, her British husband, as he has disappeared, but without a body, the police can do nothing.
Gridley's boss, the American ambassador (Astaire), learns about it and doesn't take this "lapse of judgment" lightly. Since Carly is also American, Gridley saves his job by introducing her to the ambassador, who is promptly smitten and promises to help her. When a Scotland Yard detective arrives, wanting to get to the truth one way or another, they say they'll help him without letting Carly know they are investigating her.
Events take a surprising turn when Miles Hardwicke (Maxwell Reed) shows up alive and is accidentally shot and killed in a struggle with his wife. Carly escapes prosecution due to the eyewitness testimony of her crippled neighbor's private nurse but a new mystery develops over a candelabra which Carly recently pawned and was the cause of the argument between the former married couple. It turns out the candelabra was stuffed with stolen jewels but the item disappears again when the pawnbroker is murdered and Gridley and Carlyle join forces to solve the crime, culminating in a confrontation with the real murderer at a lovely seaside resort and a chase sequence with tunes from The Pirates of Penzance.
[edit] Cast
- Kim Novak as Carlyle 'Carly' Hardwicke
- Jack Lemmon as William 'Bill' Gridley
- Fred Astaire as Franklyn Ambruster
- Lionel Jeffries as Inspector Oliphant
- Estelle Winwood as Mrs Dunhill
- Maxwell Reed as Miles Hardwicke
- Philippa Bevans as Mrs Agatha Brown
- Doris Lloyd as Lady Fallott
- Henry Daniell as the Stranger
- Ronald Long as Coroner
- Richard Peel as Sergeant Dillings
- Dick Crockett as Detective Carstairs
- Ottola Nesmith as Flower Woman
- Bess Flowers as Courtroom Spectator
- Scott Davey as Henry
- Ross Brown as Boy
- Mary O'Brady as Mrs Oliphant
[edit] References
- ^ Variety film review; June 27, 1962, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; June 30, 1962, page 98.
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