The Notorious Landlady (1962)An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder. Director:Richard Quine |
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The Notorious Landlady (1962)An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder. Director:Richard Quine |
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| Kim Novak | ... |
Mrs. Carlyle 'Carly' Hardwicke
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| Jack Lemmon | ... |
William 'Bill' Gridley
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| Fred Astaire | ... |
Franklyn Ambruster
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| Lionel Jeffries | ... |
Inspector Oliphant
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| Estelle Winwood | ... |
Mrs. Dunhill
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Maxwell Reed | ... |
Miles Hardwicke
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Philippa Bevans | ... |
Mrs. Agatha Brown
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| Henry Daniell | ... |
Stranger
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Ronald Long | ... |
Coroner
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Richard Peel | ... |
Police Sgt. Dillings
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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
This movie is not bad at all,not one of Lemmon's best by any stretch of the imagination but it has some funny situations and its likable for the most part.Near the ending it gets completely out of hand and instead of comedy-mystery which is the most part,it becomes mad slapstick for no apparent reason.Is like someone told the scriptwriter that a Lemmon movie should be crazier than what they had up to that point.Anyway,its kinda weird this way from that point on but you get to smile and the stars are all likable.Novak is at her sexiest, even in B&W!!Funny role for Astaire who was at his second career by that time,plays a manipulating official at the American Embassy in London with an eye for Novak.