Kind Lady
Kind Lady is a 1951 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer crime film noir directed by John Sturges and starring Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Keenan Wynn and Angela Lansbury. The film is remake of the 1935 film of the same name that stars Aline MacMahon in the title role.
Plot
Painter Henry Elcott tricks wealthy art collector Mary Herries into permitting him, his wife Ada and their baby to live in her London home. Ada collapses and a doctor claims that she should not be moved. However, Elcott schemes to sell Mrs. Herries' art collection and her other possessions while holding her and her housemaid Rose captive in their bedrooms. Elcott's accomplices, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, become the butler and maid. Elcott masquerades as the nephew of Mrs. Herries who has come to tend to her affairs after a sudden mental breakdown.
More details
| author | Charles Bennett |
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| contentLocation | London |
| director | John Sturges |
| editor | Ferris Webster |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | art collector mental breakdown murder true identity |
| musicBy | David Raksin |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White |
| producer | Armand Deutsch |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
| theme | noir |