The Notorious Landlady (1962)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Richard Quine

Writers:

Larry Gelbart (screenplay) and
Blake Edwards (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

April 1962 (Austria)

Genre:

Comedy | Mystery

Tagline:

Did she...or did she?

Plot:

An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.

Plot Keywords:

Landlady | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kim Novak	...	Mrs. Carlyle 'Carly' Hardwicke
Jack Lemmon	...	William 'Bill' Gridley
Fred Astaire	...	Franklyn Ambruster
Lionel Jeffries	...	Inspector Oliphant
Estelle Winwood	...	Mrs. Dunhill
Maxwell Reed	...	Miles Hardwicke
Philippa Bevans	...	Mrs. Agatha Brown
Henry Daniell	...	Stranger
Ronald Long	...	Coroner
Richard Peel	...	Police Sgt. Dillings
Doris Lloyd	...	Lady Fallott

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Larry Gelbart's film writing debut.

Quotes:

William 'Bill' Gridley: [looks around at the fog] Are you sure this country isn't on fire somewhere?

Movie Connections:

References Pal Joey (1957)

Soundtrack:

A Foggy Day (in London Town)

Brief description of film

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.