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The Notorious Landlady Overview:

The Notorious Landlady (1962) was a Comedy - Mystery Film directed by Richard Quine and produced by Fred Kohlmar and Richard Quine.

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The Notorious Landlady Wastes a Sterling Cast

By Rick29 on Sep 11, 2019 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Kim Novak as the title character. With such a prestigious pedigree, I expected more from The Notorious Landlady (1962). Here's a British comedy headlined by Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, and Fred Astaire with a screenplay penned by the writers who were responsible for The Pink Panther movies (Blake Edwar... Read full article

Kim Novak lures us in as... The Notorious Landlady (1962)

By Michaela on Jun 8, 2016 From Love Letters to Old Hollywood

Back in February of 2015, I wrote a post on The Notorious Landlady, an underrated comedy from Kim Novak and Jack Lemmon in celebration of their birthdays. I was relatively pleased with the post and it seemed to get a good amount of page views, but then, just a few days over the one-year mark, I noti... Read full article

The Notorious Landlady (1962) with Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak

By Greg Orypeck on Apr 16, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! “Are you sure this country isn’t on fire somewhere?” —— “Bill” Gridley (Jack Lemmon) inquiring about the thickness of a London fog Jack Lemmon.  Kim Novak.  Fred Astaire.  And the British, too.  Lionel Jeffries.  Estelle Winwood.  Henry Daniell.  A London setting.  ... Read full article

The Notorious Landlady (1962) with Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak

By Greg Orypeck on Apr 16, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! “Are you sure this country isn’t on fire somewhere?” —— “Bill” Gridley (Jack Lemmon) inquiring about the thickness of a London fog Jack Lemmon.  Kim Novak.  Fred Astaire.  And the British, too.  Lionel Jeffries.  Estelle Winwood.  Henry Daniell.  A London setting.  ... Read full article

Kim Novak is... The Notorious Landlady (1962)

By Michaela on Feb 13, 2015 From Love Letters to Old Hollywood

Today marks the 82nd birthday of the gorgeous Kim Novak, a woman who is luckily still with us. I’m crazy about Ms. Novak, but rather than blabber on and on her, I thought it’d be nice to write up a little post about one of my favorite Novak films, The Notorious Landlady. As I wrote earli... Read full article

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The Notorious Landlady Quotes:

William 'Bill' Gridley: I'm a democrat from New England - I have no prejudices.
William 'Bill' Gridley: In other words, if she knows I know, I GO!
Franklyn Ambruster: That's exactly right, and I do hope you haven't taken to talking in rhymes.
Mrs. Carlyle Hardwicke: To put it plainly, Mr. Gridley, I have a dubious reputation.
William 'Bill' Gridley: You DO? I'll pay you 45 pounds a month.
William 'Bill' Gridley: [looks around at the fog] Are you sure this country isn't on fire somewhere?
Franklyn Ambruster: You're at a level where you can only afford one mistake. The higher up you go, the more mistakes you're allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.
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The Notorious Landlady Facts
Sammy Fain and Mack David wrote a title song for the film and Fred Astaire recorded it on May 16, 1962, but it wasn't included in the final release version of the film.
Jack Lemmon's father appears in the movie in a non-speaking role.
Carter DeHaven's last film to work on.
First film of Harold Innocent.
Larry Gelbart's film writing debut.
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