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'The Lady in Question' is a 1940 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.[http://allmovie.com/work/the-lady-in-question-28090 Allmovie.com]

This was the first of five films in which Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth appeared together, most famously in their second film, 'Gilda' (1946). They also teamed together in 'The Loves of Carmen' (1948), 'Affair in Trinidad' (1952) and 'The Money Trap' (1965). Their off-screen liaisons were soon transformed into an enduring, lifelong friendship.Glenn Ford: A Life (Wis. 2011) by Peter Ford

Plot



While serving on a Paris jury Andr Morestan (Brian Aherne) persuades his deadlocked peers to vote for the acquittal of Natalie Roguin (Rita Hayworth), a young woman on trial for the death of a young man she had been seeing. Securing her acquittal, Morestan invites her to live and work at his bicycle and music shop when no one else will give her a job. However, he decides to keep her true identity a secret, which soon begins to raise doubts within his family. His son (Glenn Ford) soon falls in love with her, even though he knows who she is.

Eventually, Pierre steals some money from the store's till, and Andr is persuaded by a fellow former juror that Natalie was in fact guilty. He goes to the authorities, but learns from them that new evidence has turned up that completely exonerates her. All are reconciled and love wins out.

Cast



* Brian Aherne as Andr Morestan

* Rita Hayworth as Natalie Roguin

* Glenn Ford as Pierre Morestan

* Irene Rich as Michle Morestan

* George Coulouris as Defense Attorney

* Lloyd Corrigan as Prosecuting Attorney

* Evelyn Keyes as Franoise Morestan

* Edward Norris as Robert LaCoste

* Curt Bois as Henri Lurette

* Frank Reicher as President

* Sumner Getchell as Fat Boy

* Nicholas Bela as Nicolas Farkas

References




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