The Law and the Lady (film)

The Law and the Lady
Directed by Edwin H. Knopf
Produced by Edwin H. Knopf
Based on The Last of Mrs. Cheyney by Frederick Lonsdale
Music by Carmen Dragon
Cinematography George J. Folsey
Edited by William B. Gulick
James E. Newcom
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
 20 July 1951
Running time
 104 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1,193,000[1]
Box office $1,360,000[1]

The Law and the Lady (1951) is an American comedy film directed by Edwin H. Knopf, starring Greer Garson, Michael Wilding and Fernando Lamas, and based on the play The Last of Mrs. Cheyney by Frederick Lonsdale.[2] The film is not related to the Wilkie Collins novel The Law and the Lady.

Plot

A former housemaid (Garson) now works as a confidence trickster, but her plans for a big job in California go awry. Jane Hoskins, a lady's maid, is wrongly accused of theft by her employer and decides to quit her job and make her way into high society. She makes a business arrangement with her employer's ever-penniless twin brother Nigel that the two of them should work together as confidence tricksters. Jane and Nigel travel to Monte Carlo, San Remo and Shanghi, making a fortune before arriving in San Francisco, where they move into jewellery theft. Nigel gets himself a job as a butler in the house of society queen Julia Wortin, and Jane befriends Mrs Wortin and is invited to the house as a guest. Things take a turn when Mrs Wortin's exotic neighbor Juan begins to woo Jane, causing Jane to fall in love and Nigel to become jealous. A fun time at the Wortin house ensues.

Cast

Reception

According to MGM the movie earned $563,000 in the US and Canada and $797,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $395,000.[3][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ↑ BFI Database entry
  3. ↑ Scott Eyman, Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer, Robson, 2005 p 399

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