Paramount Pictures
Sophie Lang Collection
The Notorious Sophie Lang
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.
- Original title
- The Notorious Sophie Lang
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Dec 30, 2023 · via TMDB
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.
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Gertrude Michael
Sophie Lang
Paul Cavanagh
Max Bernard, a.k.a. Sir Nigel Crane
Alison Skipworth
Aunt Nellie
Arthur Byron
Inspector Stone
Leon Errol
Stubbs
Ben Taggart
Capt. Thomson
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Augustus Telfen
Dell Henderson
House Detective
Jack Mulhall
Clerk
Sidney Bracey
Waiter (uncredited)
Alfred Delcambre
Ambulance Intern (uncredited)
Julia Griffith
Bystander (uncredited)
Tenen Holtz
Bystander (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Jeweler (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Edward McWade
Jeweler (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Bystander (uncredited)
Frank Rice
Cop (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
Building Guard (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Regan, a Cop (uncredited)
Ann Sheridan
Mannequin (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Floor Walker (uncredited)
Gwenllian Gill
Mannequin (uncredited)
Lionel Lindon
Camera Operator
Travis Banton
Costume Design
William Cameron Menzies
Director
Bayard Veiller
Producer
John Leipold
Music
Anthony Veiller
Screenplay
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15 Minutes
A Lady's Morals
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Discreet
O Sítio da Mulher Morta
The Lucky Man
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The Lavender Hill Mob
Take the Money and Run
Another Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
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Ocean's Eight
Little Caesar
Two-Way Stretch
Cry of the City
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Jul 20, 1934
