The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929 film)
- Norma Shearer: Fay Cheyney
- Basil Rathbone: Lord Arthur Dilling
- Hedda Hopper: Lady Maria
- George Barraud: Charles
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is an American film adaptation of the eponymous play by Frederick Lonsdale from 1929 with Norma Shearer and Basil Rathbone, directed by Sidney Franklin.
Action
On the stately home of Lord Francis Kelton Playboy Lord Arthur Dilling meets the mysterious Fay Cheyney, a rich widow from America. Mrs. Cheyney is in the highest social circles a welcome guest who is able to charm all the wit, charm and wit. At the invitation of the fabulously wealthy Duchess of Ebely, the aunt of Lord Arthur, Mrs. Cheyney spends the weekend together with Arthur. What this does not do: Fay is in fact a con artist who has it in for the jewels of the Duchess. During the weekend, the plan of Mrs. Cheyney goes horribly wrong, however, and she finds herself at the end opposite an amorous Arthur, who wants to marry her.
Things become even more complicated by the emergence of Charles, the confidant of Fay Cheyney. Finally, Arthur Fay surprised with the jewelry of his aunt in his hand. He blackmailed Fay with his knowledge and demanded of her a romantic night of love. Indignantly rejects Fay. She instead goes on the offensive and confesses to the other guests their secret. At the end of the still numerous complications, the parties agree on not to pursue the incident further. Meanwhile, Fay has discovered that she does not love Charles, but Lord Arthur. The film ends with the marriage of the two.
Background
The studio filmed the fabric twice. 1937 Joan Crawford, William Powell and Robert Montgomery also as The Last of Mrs. Cheyney and 1952 under the title The Law and the Lady with Greer Garson. Both versions were financial flops. 1961 originated with Mrs. Cheney's end, a German -language film adaptation of the literary material.
Theatrical Release
The cost of production amounted to 569,000 at the end of the U.S. dollar and turned the film an expensive production, but this corresponded to the prestige of Norma Shearer as the wife of production chiefs. The film at the box office proved to be moderately successful and played with 644000 dollars less money than the previous films of the actress one. At relatively high foreign income of 477,000 dollars and a cumulative total profit of 1,121,000 U.S. dollars amounted for the studio at the end of the income on comparatively meager 126,000 dollars.
Awards
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney received at the Academy Awards 1930 ( April), a nomination in the category
- Best Screenplay (Hans Kraly )