The Notorious Landlady
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| The Notorious Landlady | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by | Richard Quine |
| Written by | Blake Edwards |
| Starring | Kim Novak Jack Lemmon Fred Astaire Lionel Jeffries Estelle Winwood Maxwell Reed |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1962 |
| Running time | 123 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Notorious Landlady is a 1962 comedy/mystery American film starring Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Fred Astaire.
[edit] Plot
When William Gridley (Jack Lemmon) arrives from the US in London, he rents part of Carlyle Hardwicke's (Kim Novak) 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 judgment" lightly. Since Carlyle 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.
[edit] Cast
- Kim Novak as Carlyle Hardwicke
- Jack Lemmon as William 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 Brown
- Henry Daniell as the Stranger
