The Notorious Landlady
– An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected ..
An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.
01 Apr 1962
English
Richard Quine
Larry Gelbart (screenplay), Blake Edwards (screenplay), Margery Sharp (story "The Notorious Tenant")
Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, Lionel Jeffries
When William Gridley arrives from the US in London, he rents part of Carly Hardwicke's 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 Carly 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.
1 nomination.
Columbia Pictures Corporation