The Notorious Landlady

directed by Richard Quine
Category: "Comedy"
Year of Release:1962
Date Added:08/22/2009
Date Watched:08/21/2009
Description:Bill Gridley (Jack Lemmon) is a low-level diplomat just assigned to the London office. He rents a flat from Carly Hardwicke (Kim Novak), a fellow American. His boss, Franklyn Armbruster (Fred Astaire) warns him that Carly is suspected of killing her husband, but Bill is in love and agrees to investigate Carly to prove she's innocent. There are all sorts of suspicious incidents, and a hilarious scene where an attempted bbq almost burns down the house. Then Carly's husband shows up. Turns out he's a thief come back for the jewels he's hid. He scuffles with Carly, and she shoots him accidentally. A neighbor sees everything and blackmails Carly, but Bill and Armbruster rush to the rescue. Bill and Carly get married and are posted to the States.
My Rating:8

Reviews for The Notorious Landlady

Review - Notorious Landlady, The

Quirky and fun and suspenseful all at the same time. Additional interest came from trying to decide if Kim Noval is attractive or not. I'm still not sure.
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