The Lady in Question

1940
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1h 20m

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Rita Hayworth and Brian Aherne in The Lady in Question (1940)

A juror in a murder trial takes pity on the recently acquitted defendant and invites her to move into his family's home - and his son soon falls in love with her.A juror in a murder trial takes pity on the recently acquitted defendant and invites her to move into his family's home - and his son soon falls in love with her.A juror in a murder trial takes pity on the recently acquitted defendant and invites her to move into his family's home - and his son soon falls in love with her.

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6.3/10

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- 2 wins total

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5/10

broad acting

Andre Morestan (Brian Aherne) owns a Paris bicycle shop with his family. He's eager to serve in a jury. The trial has Natalie Roguin (Rita Hayworth) facing a murder charge. Andre convinces the jury to acquit. After the trial, he gives her a job at his shop. He keeps her identity a secret from his family but his son Pierre (Glenn Ford) recognizes her. His daughter Francois is overjoyed to be engaged to Robert LaCoste who owns the dance studio next door. Robert turns out to be a lascivious sleaze with his eye on Natalie.

It's a lesser old movie. The acting is broad and so are the attempts at humor. This is a remake of a French film and I'm sure a ton of jokes don't get through the translation. The trial takes place in the first thirty minutes. Andre is a childish considering the situation. It seems to be aimed as a comedy but it's not funny. After Natalie gets the job, there are some sitcom-like misunderstandings. Again it's not funny but it's still watchable. The movie feels short-changed and the shorter running time may have something to do with that.

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Aug 18, 2016
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Trivia
Evelyn Keyes, who plays the daughter Francois Morestan, married the director of this film Charles Vidor in 1944 She also married John Huston, Artie Shaw and lived with Mike Todd.

Quotes
Michele Morestan: What kind of a woman is that Natalie Roguin?
Andre Morestan: I'm not permitted to discuss the case with members of my family.
Michele Morestan: It can't be much, probably mixed up with that sort of thing.
Andre Morestan: People shouldn't condemn what they don't know.
Michele Morestan: I heard about her in the market place today and they say she's not a nice girl.
Andre Morestan: The marketplace, the marketplace, new court of justice. Tomorrow we'll move the judges down among the food and vegetables and settle the case there.