The Last Of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) + The Last Of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) + The Law And The Lady (1951) on DVD

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The Last Of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)



 Starring Norma Shearer, Basil Rathbone, George Barraud, Herbert Bunston, Hedda Hopper 
Directed by Sidney Franklin

Print: black/white
Runtime: 94 min.
Genre: Comedy

Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and William Powell sparkle in this scintillating comedy of savory scandal about a jewel thief caught between her loyalty to her trade and two sovereign suitors. Year: 1937 Director: George Fitzmaurice,Richard Boleslawsky,Dorothy Arz Starring: Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Jessie Ralph





The Last Of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

Starring Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Jessie Ralph
Directed by Richard Boleslawski

Print: Black & White
Runtime:98 min.
Genre: Comedy

Joan Crawford, William Powell and Robert Montgomery shine in this sparkling drawing room comedy, costarring Frank Morgan, Jessie Ralph and Nigel Bruce. When wealthy American widow Fay Cheyney (Crawford) sets up house in London, she quickly becomes the darkling of British society. But looks can be deceiving, as Fay and her butler, Charles (Powell), are really part of a gang planning to steal a duchess' pearls. So when a smitten Lord Arthur (Montgomery) catches Fay taking the jewels, she must find a way to keep him silent and get herself and the crooks off the hook. Based on the 1925 stage play by Frederick Lonsdale, the 1937 version of The Last of Mrs. Cheyney was the second of three screen adaptations by M-G-M. Originally filmed in 1929 with Norma Shearer, the studio's third version, The Law and the Lady (1951), would star Greer Garson as the glamorous thief.

The Law And The Lady (1951)

Starring Greer Garson, Michael Wilding, Fernando Lamas, Marjorie Main, Hayden Rorke
Directed by Edwin H. Knopf

Print: Black & White
Runtime:104 min.
Genre: Comedy

Rollicking re-purposing of "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" to early-20th-century San Francisco stars Greer Garson as a former London housemaid who found career advancement as a jewel thief and con artist, come to the Barbary Coast with criminal cohort Michael Wilding for the score that'll make their retirement. Lushly mounted caper comedy co-stars Fernando Lamas, Marjorie Main, Rhys Williams. 104 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.