2 Movies Starring Lionel Jeffries

The Notorious Landlady

The Notorious Landlady

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-04-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1149 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Quine

Cast:

Writer:

Larry Gelbart (screenplay)

Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Margery Sharp (story)

Fullplot:

When William Gridley arrives from the US in London, he rents part of Carly Hardwicke's house from her and promptly begins to fall in love. Gridley doesn't know that many people think she killed her husband but his boss, the American ambassador, knows and doesn't take this "lapse of judgement" lightly. Since Carly is also American, Gridley saves his job by introducing her to the ambassador, who is promptly smitten and promises to help her. So when a Scotland Yard detective arrives, wanting to get to the truth one way or another, they say they'll help him. And then the comedic complications really begin.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-12-18

Languages:

English, German, French, Latin

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

144 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (27432 Reviews)

Director:

Ken Hughes

Cast:

Writer:

Roald Dahl (screenplay)

Ian Fleming (novel)

Ken Hughes (screenplay)

Richard Maibaum (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

An eccentric professor invents wacky machinery but can't seem to make ends meet. When he invents a revolutionary car, a foreign government becomes interested in it and resorts to skulduggery to get their hands on it.

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