Kind Lady

Kind Lady

76 mins | Drama, Thriller | Dec. 6, 1935

Mary, a woman with good intentions, takes pity on Henry, an artist with no home. What begins as a simple offer to come inside from the cold for tea gradually turns into more. Before the unsuspecting woman knows it, Henry, his family, and his friends con their way into her home. Eventually, Mary creates a ruse to rid herself of the parasites, but they have a different plan.

Kind Lady

76 mins | Drama, Thriller | Dec. 6, 1935

Kind Lady
Mary, a woman with good intentions, takes pity on Henry, an artist with no home. What begins as a simple offer to come inside from the cold for tea gradually turns into more. Before the unsuspecting woman knows it, Henry, his family, and his friends con their way into her home. Eventually, Mary creates a ruse to rid herself of the parasites, but they have a different plan.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Kind Lady
Directors Carl Roup, George B. Seitz
Writers Hugh Walpole, Edward Chodorov, Bernard Schubert, Lucien Hubbard

Cast

Aline MacMahon

as Mary Herries

Basil Rathbone

as Henry Abbott

Mary Carlisle

as Phyllis

Frank Albertson

as Peter Santard

Dudley Digges

as Mr. Edwards

Doris Lloyd

as Lucy Weston

Nola Luxford

as Rose, Mary's Maid

Murray Kinnell

as Doctor

Eily Malyon

as Mrs. Edwards

Justine Chase

as Ada Abbott

Barbara Shields

as Aggie Edwards

Donald Meek

as Mr. Foster

Frank Reicher

as Gustave Roubet (as Frank Reigher)

Jimmy Aubrey

as Soapbox Orator (uncredited)

E. E. Clive

as Grammaphone Man (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

as Doorman (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon

as Lady Emily (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Second Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

as First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)

Milton Owen

as Servant (uncredited)

Tempe Pigott

as Flower Woman (uncredited)

C. Montague Shaw

as Passport Clerk (uncredited)

Yorke Sherwood

as Mr. Pritchett, a Policeman (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Lucy's Friend (uncredited)

Joseph R. Tozer

as Constable (uncredited)

Walter Ware

as Man (uncredited)