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The Return of Sophie Lang

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Gertrude Michael and Guy Standing in The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
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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 w... Read allIn 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... Read allIn 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 t... Read all

  • Director
    • George Archainbaud
  • Writers
    • Frederick Irving Anderson
    • Brian Marlow
    • Patterson McNutt
  • Stars
    • Gertrude Michael
    • Guy Standing
    • Ray Milland
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Frederick Irving Anderson
      • Brian Marlow
      • Patterson McNutt
    • Stars
      • Gertrude Michael
      • Guy Standing
      • Ray Milland
    • 3User reviews
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    Gertrude Michael and Guy Standing in The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
    Gertrude Michael and Elizabeth Patterson in The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
    Ray Milland, Gertrude Michael, and Guy Standing in The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
    Gertrude Michael in The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
    Ray Milland and Gertrude Michael in The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)

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    Gertrude Michael
    Gertrude Michael
    • Sophie Lang aka Ethel Thomas
    Guy Standing
    Guy Standing
    • Max Bernard
    • (as Sir Guy Standing)
    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Jimmy Dawson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Araminta Sedley
    Colin Tapley
    Colin Tapley
    • Larry - the Purser
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Insp. Parr
    Garry Owen
    Garry Owen
    • 'Nosey' Schwartz
    Don Rowan
    Don Rowan
    • 'Buttons' McDermott
    Purnell Pratt
    Purnell Pratt
    • Thomas Chadwick
    Ted Oliver
    • Detective #1
    James Blaine
    James Blaine
    • Detective #2
    Harry Allen
    • Graveyard Caretaker
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Aubrey
    Jimmy Aubrey
    • Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Benson
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    A.S. 'Pop' Byron
    A.S. 'Pop' Byron
    • Police Headquarters Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chapin
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • Dining Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Keith Daniels
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Frederick Irving Anderson
      • Brian Marlow
      • Patterson McNutt
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
    • Connections
      Followed by Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)

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    8/10
    A fun jewel thief romp
    When we left our gal Sophie in The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934), the bewitching jewel thief made a clean get-away - at least with her leading man, gentleman bandit Max Bernard, if not with the jewels. Lang and Bernard sail into the sunset on a luxury liner bound for London while her priceless purloined pearls are discovered where she had concealed them in the plumbing of Lang's hotel room. After faking her own death so she can go straight and begin a new life, we find Lang five years later living in London under the assumed name Ethel Thomas. Lang/Thomas is a paid companion to the elderly Mrs. Araminta Sedley (Elizabeth Patterson) who just happens to be a jewel collector. (Get thee behind me Satan!) The two board a liner for New York and Mrs. Sedley locks up her valuable Kruger diamond in the ship's safe. On board are Ray Milland as newspaper reporter Jimmy Lawson to provide the romantic interest and Sir Guy Standing as the infamous Max Bernard to provide the conflict. Naturally, the diamond gets stolen, Sophie gets blamed and she redeems her past by catching the culprit. (Remember – this sequel is POST-Code.) The character of Max Bernard, Sophie's beau, was played in the first film by the suave 39 year old Paul Cavanaugh. Curiously in the sequel, Max is portrayed by the much older Sir Guy Standing (63) and their past affair seems to have been forgotten. Likewise, the role of New York police inspector Parr went to a different actor, with Paul Harvey taking over the part from Arthur Byron. On board for directing duties is stalwart screen veteran George Archainbaud, in the middle of his 41 year career. Born in Paris, Archainbaud came to America in 1916 and began directing motion pictures soon after. He worked steadily through the next four decades, largely in television westerns such as Hopalong Cassidy and The Gene Autry Show in the 1950's. His best regarded film is The Lost Squadron, a bittersweet WW1 story. Gertrude Michael was likewise at the brightest point of her Hollywood fame, before succumbing to alcoholism and finding fewer film roles in the 1940's and 50's. She died in 1964. Contemporary reviews were complimentary. Frank Nugent of The New York Times concluded his admiring summation with "…we find ourselves thoroughly in favor of Miss Lang's return. May it be periodic." Alas, there was to be only one more episode in the series, Sophie Lang Goes West (1937).
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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Povratak Sofije Lang
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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