Lady in the Fog / Scotland Yard Inspector (1952) Film-Noir | Cesar Romero, Lois Maxwell

Murder was easy...this girl was tough...to solve!
An English woman asks an American detective visiting London to help find her brother's killer.
Original title: Lady in the Fog (1952) AKA: Scotland Yard Inspector
Colorized version • When murder is easier!...
Directors: Sam Newfield, Pat Jackson
Writers: Orville H. Hampton, Lester Powell
Stars: Cesar Romero, Lois Maxwell, Bernadette O'Farrell, Geoffrey Keen
Genre: Mystery
‪@CultCinemaClassics‬

[@thomassnider6691]

I like picking out random old movies I've never heard of, and I was very happy to have found this one.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Same here. Just saw this in the side posting, and I bet it is a good one, as all have been, so far

[@NancySanders-om4ic]

Very entertaining movie,and it was quite suspenseful,with Caesar Romero playing such a versatile role! Thank you,for sharing this film.

[@krystalrobin3164]

Oh my, I enjoyed this movie so very much! Thank you! 😊

[@marieruiz5696]

God I love these classic movies, they just don't make them like that anymore, well I guess that's what makes them classic!!!, Thank you for posting!!! Thanks Cesar Romero, the Joker!!!

[@madamrockford2508]

I never saw Ceasar Romero (pardon my spelling) as the Joker, but I have seen him in a couple dozen other movies. He just got better & better, & more handsome. The 1st film I saw him in was 'The Little Princess."

[@judyledbetter3915]

​@@madamrockford2508I Remember Him From The Early Batman Series. God Bless 💗🙌

[@henryworthington8261]

You’ve just spoilt it with your swear word.

[@marieruiz5696]

@@henryworthington8261 What swear word!?! You spoilt it by responding!!!, HELLO!!

[@marieruiz5696]

NO!! U did!!!!

[@Rose-jz6ix]

Brilliant from start to end. Thank you 🇦🇺😊🧡

[@Joeblow-ms3cv]

Indubidubly 🙂

[@wendesmith6240]

Wish there was more of Romero dancing. Goodness, he certainly was suave in his day.

[@RogerMunoz-ci7it]

I'm so, sorry to say that I grew up watching Cesar Romero, but only in supporting roles. Like the Joker, on Batman or Donovan's Reef with the legendary John Wayne. He was very good. But, this is the first time I see him in the leading role. Wow! He was great ! I loved this jewel of a movie. Thank God. I was lucky enough to fined it. Thank You, so, much.

[@MadeleineRoadnight]

Great can’t beat these old movies 😊😊😊

[@MossyMozart]

@user-nx6uh3ub2o - Especially the ones in tasty, tasty black and white!

[@henrykujawa4427]

Wow-- an early film from the "Hammer" team. Never saw Cesar Romero have the lead in a film before. Bernadette O'Farrell was "Maid Marion" in the 50s ROBIN HOOD series. Lois Maxwell always seemed to be played EVIL characters outside of the Bond films. Geoffrey Keen , so young I almost couldn't recognize him (he played a really rotten character in TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA). Campbell Singer was the best of the "Inspector Lestrade"s in THE SAINT series with Roger Moore. The mix of mystery, action, romance & comedy was well-balanced here. (The humor in later Hammer horror films often seemed out of place.)

[@jacksugden8190]

Well the music 🎵 was bigger than the film 🎥 , so nice to see Katie Johnson again who was in the 50’s film classic The Lady Killers, Lois Maxwell looked stunning, with lots of other well established stars no longer with us.

[@tomatenpaprika6323]

Young moneypeny

[@jacksugden8190]

@@tomatenpaprika6323 She also played Nancy Williams - Adventures in Rainbow County (1969-1970) tv series

[@vicentepineda1860]

Suspense with a bit of humor makes for an interesting movie. Good old "Black and White." Thanks for posting.

[@vicentepineda1860]

Thank you. Glad you enjoy the "old movies" too.

[@sohara....]

*Film noir* is a term coined by film critics in France, first by one - Nino Frank, and then others, to identify a certain type of pessimistic (or maybe cynical is a better term) low-budget American film where there's a lot of suspicion, shadows, and shuttered windows. There's often a femme fatale. It doesn't refer to films shot at night or with non-electric lighting! *Double Indemnity* is film noir. I think *Chinatown* is too? Not sure! A film writer, James Naremore, describes film noir as having five traits, it's: *"oneiric, strange, erotic, ambivalent, and cruel"* Film noir, this film is not. It's cheerful and optimistic, and I'm guessing it has a happy ending! Am 45 minuted in, just reading the comments.

[@gardengnome3249]

Holy mackeral. "like pins in a new shirt". Not many left to remember such a thing I am sure.

[@rickmccown6956]

Yes I'm 70yrs old and that seems a lifetime ago. Lol

[@IrvONeil-fn6cp]

I loved that line too. Kudos to the screenwriter!

[@StanZ-i6w]

We have all dated ourselves by remembering the days of new shirts and the pins that came with them!😮

[@landonspearman]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Imagine that.

[@None-zc5vg]

You don't see men (or whatever) wearing those mackintoshes any more.

[@SV-uv9rm]

Good experience of a retro thriller! Few characters and a simple plot.

[@EstrafaDC]

What a revelation!! This must've been a HUGE deal for Romero who'd been consigned to small thug parts for his early career before getting an MGM contract during the "Latin Lover" craze -- big Hollywood musicals. And then the hardtimes set in. At least here he was given a character. A few years later he'd be stuck in bit parts on TV westerns or Disney heavies. And of course his genre bending role as the Joker on the Batman TV show -- which gave him a nice part he could camp up in. So much we think if iconic Joker -- that laugh and the panache was first put on the screen by his turn.

[@jimmydeen58]

Fantastic Movie....

[@gregscally5119]

A nice little film but it is not a noir. Noir is film genre that has specific attributes and this film does not have those attributes. This film's genre is Murder-mystery with perhaps an overtone of Thriller. Just because it is filmed on mono does not make it a Noir.

[@markusschunzel9225]

GREAT... very funny and entertaining

[@phillipcarter8045]

Wasn’t meant to be

[@maewebster9377]

I have seen a lot of movies that show someone out walking late at night in the fog and the outcome is never good. Don't these people watch any of those movies?? 😅😂😂😂

[@ericsaez9718]

Un bon film très bon moment j adore les films anciens

[@carlchristensen1628]

Warning. Audio looses sync half way through the picture. Too bad, "Miss Moneypenny" plays the bad girl! Amazing to see Romero in the lead role.

[@IrvONeil-fn6cp]

I liked the scene with the receptionist at the hotel, who was lovestruck over seeing Cesar Romero. It was cute and sexy.

[@StanZ-i6w]

The receptionist reminds me of a girlfriend of mine from years ago! I took her to a movie with Paul Newman as the star, and throughout the whole movie all this girl did was ooh, and gasp and swoon whenever Paul came on the scene! She completely ignored me during the whole film, and when the movie ended, she sighed and looked at me , in a disappointed way, and exclaimed that she wished I had blue eyes like Paul! (I have green eyes) Needless to say, this was one of the most miserable dates I had with a girl, and I soon broke up with her!!!😮😢☹️

[@IrvONeil-fn6cp]

@@StanZ-i6w I think that was a good move, breaking up, cuz she doesn't sound like she was very nice! And you remind me that the first date I ever went on, back in 1966, I took the girl to see a movie with--Paul Newman. That relationship didn't last either, but I don't blame Paul--rather, our youth and inexperience in dating matters! ;)

[@blackdiamond7708]

​@@StanZ-i6w😮 What an unfortunate story! As a woman I will say green eyes were always the most attractive of traits. But Mr Newman did have the most beautiful blues and he was the whole package as the saying goes. Too bad your date couldn't separate fantasy from reality -- Paul was already taken. 🥴

[@milushka]

-Не хотите потанцевать? -Здесь слишком людно. Какая ирония!😅😅😅what a wonderful movie, thanks a lot!

[@vebnew]

Great old movie

[@budgieinfo1760]

What a delightfully silly and amusing film

[@The_Great_Darino]

Is that Bernadette O’Farrell in the picture? Pretty lady

[@mikesilva3868]

Robin: Holy ashtray❤

[@Poeme340]

Beautiful, indeed. I was just wondering who she was-thx.

[@IrvONeil-fn6cp]

I don't recall seeing Bernadette before. Very pretty and engaging indeed. I will keep an eye out for more of her films. Thanks for posting this!

[@stevebutler812]

The whole movie looks like it was made in the back of a studio with leftover equipment

[@waynesivels4750]

Cesar Romero did starring roles too. Outstanding, 1st rate actor.❤😊

[@maryowen1722]

Caesar Romero was a fine actor; just watched him earlier today in Deep Waters with Dana Andrews; his supporting role really stood out. I only knew him through 60s TV shows when he was older.

[@leifpettsson]

A great fun old picture!!!

[@georgeszilva1223]

Any darker picture might as well be a radio program...lol

[@robertwilliams533]

You hit my funny bone with that! 😂 And you're right!

[@claudettedelphis6476]

To my favorite C C C ❤ You are fantastic 😂🌷🌺 I always know you never forget us 🐿️🦩🐈🦚 The popcorn 🍿 is ready 😊 Have a wonderful evening and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family 🎉

[@CultCinemaClassics]

Thank you!! Have a great weekend!

[@VickyLibros]

Great !!

[@mikesilva3868]

Jeff Tracy: OK, boys. That's the brief. It's our first assignment, so make it look good. ❤❤

[@marinavsevolodovna7537]

Nice movie!❤

[@beatrizferreira7809]

Me encanto ver a Cesar Romero

[@colinbrigham8253]

Thank you 😊

[@marksinger3067]

Good one..

[@mamiyapress]

Bernadette O'Farrell's uncle, Kevin was a Dentist in my home town.

[@Mirjana-du5zs]

Hvala❤za prijevod na hrvatskom jeziku.Pozdrav iz Zadra.

[@CultCinemaClassics]

🙏

[@simontaylor2319]

This old film positively creaks and has all the grip of a pair of carpet slippers

[@cecildemille190]

I hate driving with fog. This movie won't help. Not the best film noir but great entertainment. Brilliant.

[@bocjagne2878]

Love the ending when they finally met. Hilarious 😂

[@Ryansghost]

"Send him in, Miss Money penny".

[@49558201]

Thanks

[@seethevolcane-qj8ys]

Preposterous, but fun. It's a giggle.

[@jimlaguardia8185]

Good movie.

[@tulaghosh5448]

Good movie

[@RonHamiltondcc]

Geoffrey Keen of 'Mogul Oil', "Troubleshooters"!

[@flo6176]

Pour une fois que Cesar Romero joue un enquêteur plutôt qu'un gros séducteur ou un fourbe, il faut que ça soit un rigolo qui se prend tout le temps les pieds dans le tapis - en même temps, c'est un civil. Certes le film de Sam Newfield reste un polar classique (une femme a besoin d'aide pour élucider la mort de son frère),, assez divertissant, mâtiné d'espionnage avec d'ailleurs la présence de la future Moneypenny Lois Maxwell.. et plus le mystère s'épaissit, plus ça devient sérieux. Mais le nombre de gags qu'on doit enchaîner avant, qu'ils soient cartoonesques (Romero confectionne des boissons explosives qui ne servent à rien), ou récurrents (un vendeur de billets d'avion qui s'arrache les cheveux), font passer ce film pour du Hitchcock mal équilibré.

[@rubiconklbrutorowman7577]

Intriguing, complicated, web of tangles, spine chilling escape from can be deadly Sanatorium... Let C how it all end?

[@isidrotoledo26]

Cesar Romero fue un actor muy famoso en sus tiempos, me es grato recordlo ya que de nombre mexicano y alzarse a la gloria del cine de holiwwus si que es una gloria, de este estupendo actor

[@ВладимирРазживин-с5р]

Великолепный фильм! Смотрел с большим удовольствием!

[@sharoneh8929]

At least Danny told her...His love grew cold, as if he had really loved her. Whoa 😮

[@marciasantos4180]

muito bom classico recomendo

[@Retroscoop]

Of course not a film noir, since a) there are not only baddies in it and b) it is far too funny to be real Noir. Having said that, very enjoyable, even if the last scene was relatively predictable.

[@zoli-mariuspadvai5613]

Super.Mulțumesc!

[@LunthinChanou]

C'était un bon film noir , noir comme j'aime 😊

[@stevebutler812]

That’s why they used to have the person who’s walking in front of the car literally lay on the hood of the car and look down with the flashlight to make sure they’re about to drive into a ditch or off the road And then you have to use the old days before defrosters and blowing heat up on the window, use alcohol or something on the windshield to keep it from fogging up But fog like that is nearly impossible. It’s very difficult.

[@41divad]

This one runs pretty thin pretty quickly. Lots of forced useless dialog

[@leilal8053]

Awesome movie. . .don't make them like this anymore.

[@nitolacerda8782]

O filme sabe dosar bem humor e suspense com noir.

[@pradeepprahlad9465]

Doesn't the heroine resemble Isabella Rossellini ?

[@MossyMozart]

@pradeepprahlad9465 - Since Ms Maxwell had the face first, I would think that it is Rossellini who looks like Maxwell.

[@rogerodle8750]

Excellent except for the final shootout where Cesar Romero apparently had an eight shot revolver.

[@ZENmud]

37:31 ~ I'm loopy over that phonograph player with a fake tape recorder added on... unless 😂 it's a genuine tape recorder sporting an extra tonearm for show? Or do we have a 1940s/1950s British sound equipment specialist in the audience? 😮 "i tell yaz...it's so weird!"

[@helenpoornima5126]

Its not me ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cruncherblock3834]

Heather McMara looks like Queen Elizabeth's sister Margaret.

[@larrythompson2116]

I!m with Boswell. LOL

[@michaelmiller2397]

but I don't see how the mental hospital was in cahoots with the killers?

[@MossyMozart]

@michaelmiller2397 - Many of these old films featured 'evil mental hospitals'. The Mel Brooks film "High Anxiety" spoofs on the concept.

[@НиколайБахметьев-ъ5е]

Перевод на Русский язык ужасный. Не успеваешь прочесть текст, так он исчезает. От этого в напряжении весь фильм, а не от сюжета.

[@louisebrown4622]

Me too

[@muslimindaenglalo6133]

Balang riverside watching

[@neenaserrao7130]

English captions 😂😂😂 Richard fog instead of wretched fog😂😂😂

[@ganjour]

This actress looks like Molly Drake.

[@elc5687]

❤👍

[@brkahn]

Maybe it was not the best choice of actor for this semi-comic rôle... I barely smiled at his antics. He is supposed to be a great seducer... (???)

[@DarioLima-hu2iy]

Nem legendado haver de ler ou ver 😂

[@eddiemunster2196]

Just think 30 years later in a certiain decade Cesar Romero Has brought himself to another phase of his entertaining career NOW IF YOU DON'T KNOW THIS ANSWER -- YOU SHOULD BE THROWN OUT OF THE USA thrown out of the, UNITED. STATES --- Now, you tell me. : --- What TV show am I talking about ? --- it's only the best version of many versions of a certain character. : --- NOW -- IT -- IS -- NOT. -- THE -- JOKER !!! But what show am I talking about ? --- It, debuted after the half of the decade has past ? --- I'll given you so many Clues ? I have already told you the answer !!!!!

[@MossyMozart]

@eddiemunster2196 - "My Mother the Car"? "Car 54, Where are You"? Just spit it out already! And Merry Holidays!

[@kathylynch9732]

Cute.

[@daviddixon1011]

Enjoyable movie but top billed Lois Maxwell was barely in it!!

[@inesnunez4340]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@mikesilva3868]

Na na na na batman 😊

[@helenpoornima5126]

Where is Big John Mike?!😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢👸

[@waynehughes8297]

😂 translate into English comes out ‘I’m not a Batman’

[@gardengnome3249]

The joker not batman.@@waynehughes8297

[@brian-sm8tx]

True so do l

[@Baskerville22]

Don't like comedy intruding into my 'film-noir'...

[@ArchibaldBagge]

Would be much better film with female nudity.

[@PatriciaLane-x2p]

Aw that was bad I love good old this was cringe 😂

[@Mgh-r]

💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@petegregory517]

Why did I not see Romero in cast until his first scene. Can't, never could stand him, I'm out.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Terrible.

[@StanZ-i6w]

Only your comment is terrible!😮

[@mariogirard1221]

i knew i saw ceasar romero somewhere before,the joker🤩

[@EstrafaDC]

The original!! That crazy Joker laugh was his first!

[@corneliucucu8351]

Întuneric.

[@corneliucucu8351]

Ups

[@geofromnj7377]

Not aware of this movie until now. Thanks for posting. Always thought Lois Maxwell was gorgeous.

[@drumbum3.142]

Amen.💯 He, ..eck. I'll push that even Further/Farther and say BombShell. ❤️‍🔥🎨❤️‍🔥🎨❤️‍🔥🎭

[@toddtourville984]

Good movie.

[@MyMuse1111]

Lighting made by candles and matches. True film noir

[@Jah-Love]

So many beautiful and charming women starring in these old British films I'm surprised I'd never seen or heard of any of them before. Sometimes as I'm getting ready to switch from watching a certain British movie because it isn't holding my attention - one of such women comes into the picture - and I'm stuck. I have to watch it to the end - good or bad.

[@Monoville]

Surely you know Lois Maxwell, she was in about 15 James Bond films

[@Jah-Love]

No - I do not recognize her. Do you know off-hand any of the Bond films she was in - and if so can you let me know which ones. @@Monoville

[@Monoville]

@Jah-Love all of the ones that were made in the 60s and 70s, like Goldfinger, Live and Let Die etc. and the early 80s Roger Moore ones. She played Miss Moneypenny. She was Canadian but I guess playing as British in this film

[@fepeerreview3150]

Wonderful movie! So many fine actors, action, humor, drama! It's amazing to think that the nice little old lady (Katie Johnson) at 1:18:20 was 23 years old when Queen Victoria died.

[@JehanineMelmoth]

And she was central in the marvellous comedy The Ladykillers!

[@ginnylorenz5265]

@@JehanineMelmothKatie Johnson was wonderful in The Ladykillers. Glad you mentioned her!

[@jolly968]

Movies that start in low light conditions usually aren't very good. Let's see how this one turns out. Gave up at 20 minutes...

[@nadjasales4947]

Ganhou uma inscrita. O cinema noir é um adendo à parte na história de Hollywood ❤

[@CultCinemaClassics]

Welcome @nadjasales4947!

[@jackdoe4632]

speak English

[@karensealy9782]

A great escape from the mind 😁

[@MrCraigblaze]

Thanks for the upload !! Nice too see Lois Maxwell before James Bond !!