The Law and the Lady

Rollicking re-purposing of Frederick Lonsdale's 1925 play "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" to early-20th-century San Francisco stars Greer Garson as Jane Hoskins, a former London housemaid who found career advancement as a jewel thief and con artist, come to the Barbary Coast with criminal cohort Nigel Duxbury (Michael Wilding) for the score that’ll make their retirement. Lushly mounted caper comedy co-stars Fernando Lamas, Marjorie Main, Rhys Williams. 104 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.