The Lady in Question (1940)
1h 20m | PG-13
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
Director: Charles Vidor
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Brian Aherne
as Andre Morestan
Rita Hayworth
as Natalie Roguin
Glenn Ford
as Pierre Morestan
Irene Rich
as Michele Morestan
George Coulouris
as Defense Attorney
Lloyd Corrigan
as Prosecuting Attorney
Reviews
Brian Aherne is quite good in this comedy drama. He is an enthusiastic juror who having convinced his colleagues to acquit "Natalie" (Rita Hayworth) of a charge of murder after she attempted to extort money from her beau, offers her a job in his family bicycle shop. He keeps her identity secret. Soon his son "Pierre" (Glenn Ford) is really pretty smitten and their normally ordered life starts to become a little bit hectic. At times, this is really quite enjoyable - Aherne is on good form (he reminded me a bit of Robert Donat), with a quickly paced script and a few red herrings about the girl's guilt or innocence to keep the plot interesting. The ending is a little bit contrived, but it is still not a bad reimagining of "Gribouille" (1937).