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The Lady Says No (1952) -- A woman writes a best-selling book for women warning them about the "dangers" of men. A handsome photographer for a national magazine arrives in her town to do a feature story on her. Complications ensue.

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5.2/10   53 votes
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Director:

Frank Ross

Writer:

Robert Russell (writer)

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Release Date:

6 January 1952 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Plot:

A woman writes a best-selling book for women warning them about the "dangers" of men. A handsome photographer for a national magazine arrives in her town to do a feature story on her. Complications ensue. | add synopsis

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Ho-hum romantic comedy... more (5 total)


Cast

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Joan Caulfield ... Dorinda Hatch

David Niven ... Bill Shelby
James Robertson Justice ... Matthew Hatch
Lenore Lonergan ... Goldie
Frances Bavier ... Aunt Alice Hatch
Peggy Maley ... Midge
Henry Jones ... Potsy
Jeff York ... Goose
George Davis ... Warf Rat Bartender
Robert Williams ... General Schofield
Mary Lawrence ... Mary
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Eddie Parker ... Nightclub brawler
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Additional Details

Runtime:

80 min | Canada:82 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:Btl


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Ho-hum romantic comedy..., 13 February 2008
5/10
Author: Keith Kjornes (keith@kjornes.com) from Fort Worth, Texas

Short on laughs, sometimes even embarrassing to watch, it makes me wonder what this film would have been like WITHOUT David Niven. His performance is so wooden and he seems so bored with the whole thing. Joan Caulfield, not a well known name, does a really good job, actually, playing the ying and yang of her character.

Niven seems TOTALLY OUT OF PLACE, a part someone like Tony Randall or Jack Lemmon could have banged out of the park (maybe it was a bit before their time...) Not a bad premise, has been stolen and used repeatedly in movie history, but it seems listless and lifeless when Niven is on screen. Oh, well.

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