About this title: This uneven farce by director Richard Quine has its hilarious and witty moments as American diplomat William Gridley (Jack Lemmon) inadvertently gets caught up in a jewel theft and mayhem. After William lands in London to take up his new position and get settled in his new digs, he becomes involved with his gorgeous landlady Carlye Hardwicke (Kim Novak). Carlye's husband is missing, and she is suspected of doing him in. But then he unexpectedly comes back home where an argument with Carlye over some jewels makes him as dead as everyone had assumed -- with her wielding the murder weapon. ...
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Description: Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, Lionel Jeffries, Estelle Winwood. New in new packaging. 1962 Run time: 123. An American diplomat (Lemmon) in London inadvertently gets caught up in a jewel theft after he takes up his new position and becomes involved with his gorgeous landlady (Novak) whose husband is missing. The screenplay, written by Blake Edwards, was based on The Notorious Tenant, a novel by Margery Sharp. read more
Description: Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, Lionel Jeffries, Estelle Winwood. New in new packaging. 1962 Run time: 123. An American diplomat (Lemmon) in London inadvertently gets caught up in a jewel theft after he takes up his new position and becomes involved with his gorgeous landlady (Novak) whose husband is missing. The screenplay, written by Blake Edwards, was based on The Notorious Tenant, a novel by Margery Sharp. read more
"This movie is a funny comedy, if you like British comedies. Great cast. The only thing I wish, was that it had been made in color. But still one of my personal favorites."
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