The Notorious Sophie Lang

1934

1h 4m

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6.0/10

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After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police detective who's been trying to nail her finally comes up with what seems a foolproof scheme--to catch her off guard by having her fall for a handsome and suave jewel thief who happens to be in the U.S. traveling under an assumed name.

Directors

Ralph Murphy

William Cameron Menzies

Writers

Anthony Veiller(screenplay by)

Frederick Irving Anderson(novel by)

Stars

Gertrude Michael

Paul Cavanagh

Alison Skipworth

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Gertrude Michael

Sophie Lang

Paul Cavanagh

Max Bernard, a.k.a. Sir Nigel Crane

Aunt Nellie

Inspector Stone

Stubbs

Capt. Thomson

Augustus Telfen

House Detective

Clerk

The Marshall

Oscar

Robin (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Ambulance Intern (uncredited)

Mary Flynn

Mannequin (uncredited)

Peggy Graves

Mannequin (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

Bystander (uncredited)

Tenen Holtz

Bystander (uncredited)

Directors

Ralph Murphy

William Cameron Menzies

Writers

Anthony Veiller(screenplay by)

Frederick Irving Anderson(novel by)

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6/10

Gertrude Michael is quite good as this quirky comedy hits the ground running. She's the eponymous jewel thief returning to the United States after a lengthy visit to the UK. Finally, "Insp. Stone" (Arthur Byron) hopes he will have his chance to apprehend his elusive antagonist, so he tries to stitch her up, unwittingly, with fellow thief "Max" (Paul Cavanagh) and hopefully catch them both red handed with a priceless set of pearls. "Lang" is way to savvy to fall for this obvious ruse, smells a rat, and is soon doing most of the policeman's sleuthing for him in order to detect the real criminal mastermind in their midst whilst simultaneously not being outdone by her new, competitive, would-be beau. The detection elements of the plot here are really neither here nor there. What makes this a bit more notable is the provocative fashion in which Michael plays her role. "Sophie Lang" is a clever, wily and sexual creature and plays to her strengths - and to men's weaknesses - well as the story develops. As a comedy it falls rather flat, but as a movie that delivers a more substantial role for an actress in the early 1930s, it does a little better.

Geronimo196730 Dec, 2023