The Notorious Sophie Lang

The Notorious Sophie Lang

20/7/1934 1h 4m 6.0/10

Overview

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.

Director

William Cameron Menzies

Top Billed Cast

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

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

Arthur Byron

Arthur Byron

Inspector Stone

Leon Errol

Leon Errol

Stubbs

Alison Skipworth

Alison Skipworth

Aunt Nellie

Gertrude Michael

Gertrude Michael

Sophie Lang

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Capt. Thomson

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

12/30/2023

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.

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