The Notorious Landlady

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Gonnie A Lots of things are wrong in this movie, for example the british taxis, they have their very typical shape and are most certainly have american wings at the rear.. The door knobs are not british but round and very american. The fashion of the extras are not european. During the court appeal the judges don't wear their typical british grey wigs. Those details are what would have made the movie perfectly british but it is obvious filmed in the States. The end is very bad slapstick, so not in line with the serious first part of the movie. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Jack B It's more interesting for just observing Kim Novak's lack of acting talent. If she wasn't nominated for a Razzie, she should have been! She also suffers due to very poor makeup. This is why leading ladies learned to insist on certain artists who would always make them look their best. Jack Lemon has plenty of talent, of course, but this role is only notable for his use of every thing a Lemon imitator might use in his act. The movie is not a waste of your time, but it's also not the best use of it either. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review Steve D Some decent laughs but it should have been better. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/20/23 Full Review Steve M Quite modern in it's script. There's misdirection, rom com, wild chase scene, all the elements of a movie made recently. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/18/23 Full Review Audience Member What a pedigree this movie has: It's written by Blake Edwards (the director of Operation Petticoat, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and Roses, the Pink Panther movies, 10, Victor/Victoria, Micki & Maude, Blind Date) and Larry Gelbart (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Tootsie and the creator of the M*A*S*H* TV show), and was directed by Richard Quine, who also made Bell, Book and Candle; How to Murder Your Wife). Hwo about this cast? Jack Lemmon as diplomat Bill Gridley, Fred Astaire* as his boss Franklyn Ambruster and an effervescent Kim Novak as Carly Hardwicke, the titular landlady, a woman who all of her neighbors believe killed her last husband, Miles. Sure, there was no body, but there's plenty of evidence. You can excuse Bill, who falls for Carly immediately, because Novak is just so charming in this movie. Everyone man that meets her falls under her spell. Yet is she a killer? That's why Scotland Yard wants Bill to spy on Carly, but there's no way he can stay objective. How weird is it that every time Lemmon and Novak teamed up on screen — Phffft! and Bell, Book and Candle**would be two other examples — she played a landlady? And keep your eyes open, TV fans, as this was shot on the so-called Columbia Ranch, the same location as the fountain from the beginning of the show Friends. *As a former performer in movie musicals, Quine has some smart direction here, as every time Astaire appears, he walks to the camera, much as if he's getting the opportunity to dance. While he was retired from dancing movies, he still does his own stunts in the scene where his character follows Novak through the bad side of town. **There are a ton of references to this movie throughout The Notorious Landlady. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Diverting who -dun-it comedy. Kim Novak is miscast Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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