The Return of Sophie Lang

"LADIES WATCH YOUR DIAMONDS!"

1936 1h 5m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 5

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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In order to give up her life of crime and go straight, renowned jewel thief Sophie Lang fakes her own death and retires to London. She soon finds a job as a companion to a wealthy old lady who is also a jewel collector. One day her employer decides to take an ocean trip to the US, taking Sophie with her. She also takes along a $200,000 diamond, which she locks up in the ship's safe. Of course, the diamond is soon stolen from the safe. A reporter also happens to be aboard the ship, and he has had his suspicions about who Sophie really is. Sophie has to find the real thief and recover the jewel before the ship docks in New York, because an investigation could reveal her true identity.

“LADIES WATCH YOUR DIAMONDS!”

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Cast

Gertrude Michael
Sophie Lang
Guy Standing
Max Bernard
Ray Milland
Jimmy Dawson
Elizabeth Patterson
Araminta Sedley
Colin Tapley
Larry
Paul Harvey
Insp. Parr
Garry Owen
'Nosey' Schwartz
Don Rowan
'Buttons' McDermott

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Archainbaud
Writers: Brian Marlow, Patterson McNutt, Frederick Irving Anderson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sophie Lang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Archainbaud, shot by George T. Clemens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Gertrude Michael and Guy Standing and Ray Milland carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "LADIES WATCH YOUR DIAMONDS!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0028172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Archainbaud directs. George T. Clemens behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Sophie Lang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by George Archainbaud, shot by George T. Clemens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Gertrude Michael and Guy Standing and Ray Milland carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "LADIES WATCH YOUR DIAMONDS!".
8IMDB entry: tt0028172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: George T. Clemens
Costume design: Edith Head
Makeup / hair: Carmen Dirigo
Runtime: 65 min · 1h 5m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)

Part of

Sophie Lang Collection

Paramount Pictures

Also by

George Archainbaud

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2023-12-30
★ 6/10
The eponymous scourge of the bejewelled community decides to hang up her gloves and retire to a more sedate existence. To that end, she manages to fake her own death and abscond to London where she takes up a position as a lady's lady. That's all going swimmingly until the lady in question - "Miss. Sedley" (Elizabeth Patterson) decides to take a cruise to the United States - and take her £100,000 diamond with her. Of course it gets stolen, and to avoid exposure and a walk along the plank, it falls to "Sophie" (Gertrude Michael) to track it down. To add to her woes, there's an investigative journalist about - "Jimmy" (Ray Milland) - who just happened to be at her "funeral", and also the devious "Max" (Sir Guy Standing) whom we suspect might just be pulling some strings. At just over the hour, this is quite a well paced drama that is well led by a much more tame Michael than in her first outing (two years ago before the government sponsored pinking shears came out). The onboard environment adds a little to the enforced claustrophobia of her investigation and the cheekily enthusiastic Milland is quite effective as the pesky newshound. Not as lively nor as engaging as the last one, but still a good role for an actress who is a natural in it.

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