The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934 | 64m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | William Cameron Menzies, Ralph Murphy |
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| Writer: | Anthony Veiller, Frederick Irving Anderson |
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| After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police detective who's been trying to nail her finally comes up with what seems a foolproof scheme--to catch her off guard by having her fall for a handsome and suave jewel thief who happens to be in the U.S. traveling under an assumed name. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 20, 1934 |
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| Director: | William Cameron Menzies, Ralph Murphy |
| Writer: | Anthony Veiller, Frederick Irving Anderson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | hotel, detective, rivalry, romance, foot chase, jewel thief, pre-code, jewelry heist, impersonation, fashion show, society woman, disguises, walking on a ledge, police pursuit, brisk, daring escape |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gertrude Michael | Sophie Lang |
| Paul Cavanagh | Max Bernard, a.k.a. Sir Nigel Crane |
| Alison Skipworth | Aunt Nellie |
| Arthur Byron | Inspector Stone |
| Leon Errol | Stubbs |
| Ben Taggart | Capt. Thomson |
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | Augustus Telfen |
| Dell Henderson | House Detective |
| Jack Mulhall | Clerk |
| Lucio Villegas | The Marshall |
| Adrian Rosley | Oscar |
| Norman Ainsley | Robin (uncredited) |
| Sidney Bracey | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Alfred Delcambre | Ambulance Intern (uncredited) |
| Mary Flynn | Mannequin (uncredited) |
| Peggy Graves | Mannequin (uncredited) |
| Julia Griffith | Bystander (uncredited) |
| Tenen Holtz | Bystander (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoyt | Jeweler (uncredited) |
| Perry Ivins | Jewelery Clerk (uncredited) |
| Madame Jacoby | Countess Dineski (uncredited) |
| William Jeffrey | Jewelry Clerk (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Jewelry Clerk (uncredited) |
| Edward McWade | Jeweler (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Bystander (uncredited) |
| Jack Raymond | Bystander (uncredited) |
| Frank Rice | Cop (uncredited) |
| Joe Sawyer | Building Guard (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Regan, a Cop (uncredited) |
| Ann Sheridan | Mannequin (uncredited) |
| Stanhope Wheatcroft | Floor Walker (uncredited) |
| Ada Mae Vaughn | Bystander (uncredited) |
| Gwenllian Gill | Mannequin (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Cameron Menzies | Director |
| James Smith | Editor |
| Ralph Murphy | Director |
| Alfred Gilks | Director of Photography |
| Anthony Veiller | Screenplay |
| Lionel Lindon | Camera Operator |
| Francis Burgess | Assistant Camera |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Robert Odell | Art Direction |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Harry Lindgren | Sound Engineer |
| Frederick Irving Anderson | Novel |
| John Leipold | Music |
| Neil Wheeler | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bayard Veiller | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Gertrude Michael is quite good as this quirky comedy hits the ground running. She's the eponymous jewel thief returning to the United States after a lengthy visit to the UK. Finally, "Insp. Stone" (Arthur Byron) hopes he will have his chance to apprehend his elusive antagonist, so he tries to stitch ... her up, unwittingly, with fellow thief "Max" (Paul Cavanagh) and hopefully catch them both red handed with a priceless set of pearls. "Lang" is way to savvy to fall for this obvious ruse, smells a rat, and is soon doing most of the policeman's sleuthing for him in order to detect the real criminal mastermind in their midst whilst simultaneously not being outdone by her new, competitive, would-be beau. The detection elements of the plot here are really neither here nor there. What makes this a bit more notable is the provocative fashion in which Michael plays her role. "Sophie Lang" is a clever, wily and sexual creature and plays to her strengths - and to men's weaknesses - well as the story develops. As a comedy it falls rather flat, but as a movie that delivers a more substantial role for an actress in the early 1930s, it does a little better.