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The Notorious Landlady (1962)

 -  Comedy | Mystery  -  April 1962 (Austria)
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An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
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Mrs. Carlyle 'Carly' Hardwicke
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William 'Bill' Gridley
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Franklyn Ambruster
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Inspector Oliphant
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Mrs. Dunhill
Maxwell Reed ...
Miles Hardwicke
Philippa Bevans ...
Mrs. Agatha Brown
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Stranger
Ronald Long ...
Coroner
Richard Peel ...
Police Sgt. Dillings
Doris Lloyd ...
Lady Fallott
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When William Gridley arrives from the US in London, he rents part of Carly Hardwicke's house from her and promptly begins to fall in love. Gridley doesn't know that many people think she killed her husband but his boss, the American ambassador, knows and doesn't take this "lapse of judgement" 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. So when a Scotland Yard detective arrives, wanting to get to the truth one way or another, they say they'll help him. And then the comedic complications really begin. Written by Anonymous

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April 1962 (Austria)  »

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Noch Zimmer frei  »

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Carter DeHaven's last film to work on. See more »

Quotes

Franklyn Ambruster: You're at a level where you can only afford one mistake. The higher up you go, the more mistakes you're allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.
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Connections

Referenced in My Favorite Martian: Our Notorious Landlady (1966) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General"
(uncredited)
from "The Pirates of Penzance"
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Played by band at Wessex Hotel
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8 May 1999 | by (detroit,Michigan) – See all my reviews

Pleasant mystery/comedy with a young energetic Jack Lemmon and an attractive Kim Novak developing a love interest (as expected) while trying to solve the problem of the apparent murder of her husband. Some intriguing plot twists and surprising jumps. Light film provides a nice diversion for an hour and a half especially with the presence of Fred Astaire and Lionel Jefferies.

Unfortunately it does not appear to be available on video tape at the present time.


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