The Law and the Lady

1951

Action / Comedy / Drama / Film-Noir / Music / Romance

6
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 645 645

thief con artist gentleman thief jewel theft high society society matron

Plot summary

A former housemaid teams up with an English gentleman thief and works a confidence game to bilk the wealthy but their plans for a big job in California go awry.

Director

Edwin H. Knopf Photo
Edwin H. Knopf

Top cast

Jean Del Val Photo
Jean Del Val as Chemin de fer Dealer
Jeffrey Sayre Photo
Jeffrey Sayre as Waltzing Guest at the Ball
Fernando Lamas Photo
Fernando Lamas as Juan Dinas
Victor Sen Yung Photo
Victor Sen Yung as Chinese Manager
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by beyondtheforest 6 / 10

Garson a bit long in the tooth in dated dud of a remake

The Law and the Lady is an unnecessary remake of The Last of Miss Cheyney, which was filmed twice before (there is a Norma Shearer version and a Joan Crawford version, both of which are superior). This was resident MGM queen Greer Garson's turn in the role, in which she is miscast as a lady jewel thief. Although Garson was a beautiful woman and aged extremely well, she is slightly too mature for the role. At 46, she is still very pretty, but not effective at playing a mysterious and alluring femme fatale. As a poor woman masquerading as a lady in turn of the century San Francisco society, she is just a little bit too convincing as a lady. Greer Garson was perhaps unable to portray women of the lower class. She is entirely too classy to make this character work.Furthermore, this appears to be a low-budget production, tailored for a fading star rather than a brilliant one. It is shot in black and white, the sets are nothing too extraordinary, and it has a shot-on-the-studio-lot feel to it, which makes it seem both dated and stuffy. This story had been around a long time by 1951, and it comes to the screen as tired as one would expect.The writers apparently tried to inject some life in it through rewriting the script and changing some story elements, but overall it's nothing new. It's a mediocre film with mostly mediocre performances, even by the usually radiant Garson. One bright spot is Marjorie Main--she is indeed a hoot.The Law and the Lady is, however, not a complete waste of time and if taken as light entertainment is a somewhat enjoyable movie for a rainy afternoon.
Reviewed by vincentlynch-moonoi 7 / 10

Con caper with mixed results

There are several types of films that I generally don't like, and stories about con men (and women) is one type of film I generally avoid. But, I also have always liked Greer Garson, so this time I made an exception...and I'm glad I did.The film doesn't start out strongly, but as it proceeds it builds to...well...the conclusion was actually a bit of a let down. Part of the problem is that this film can't quite decide if it's a comedy or a drama. Either way could have worked, and this does work, but I would rather that it would have been one or the other. Particularly at the end, when it seems to lean heavily toward comedy.The cast here comes together nicely. Garson is pretty good as a con woman with a conscience. Michael Wilding is excellent as the male half of the con team. Fernando Lamas adds flair to the film, as well as some sentimentality. And this has to be one of Marjorie Main's best roles as a rich woman with little class.Certainly not one of Garson's better films, but it is entertaining...at least after the introductory scenes, which I felt didn't really work well.
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