The Imperfect Lady (1947) DVD-R

Starring Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Cedric Hardwicke, Virginia Field,
Anthony Quinn, Reginald Owen, Rhys Williams, George Zucco
Directed by Lewis Allen

Print: black/white
Runtime: 97 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

In this improbable romantic drama set in Gay Nineties London, a member
of Parliament jeopardizes his career when he falls in love with a music
hall dancer. When his stodgy older brother finds out about the affair, he
sternly counsels the dancer to jilt her lover, lest she damage his political
career. Not wanting to hurt her beloved, she leaves him and goes back to
the dance hall. Unfortunately, trouble begins one night when the police
mistake her for a hooker. She flees and ends up hiding in the apartment
of a concert pianist. He has his own troubles when he is arrested for a
murder he did not commit. Only the dancer can prove him innocent, but
he doesn't know how to find her. While the police begin a city-wide
search for the girl, her true-love decides he loves her more than politics
and proposes to her. She joyfully accepts. The next day, a formal
announcement and picture of the happy couple appears in the
newspaper. The police find and question her, but she, fearful that a
scandal could jeopardize her nuptials, denies ever having seen the
pianist. His case goes to court and things look bleak until the girl finds
her courage and shows up to clear his name. Fortunately, her confession
generates a happy ending all around.