The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937 film)

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1937 is a dramacomedy motion picture starring Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan. The film tells the story of a chic jewel thief in England, who falls in love with one of her marks.

When Lord Francis Kelton Frank Morgan finds a beautiful woman in his stateroom, he is flustered, but his playboy friend, Lord Arthur Dilling Robert Montgomery, is fascinated by her. He finds out from the ships purser that she is American widow Fay Cheyney on her way to stay in England. In London, she becomes the darling of English society, impressing everyone, including Arthurs wealthy aunt, the Duchess of Ebley Jessie Ralph, who invites her to stay with her for the weekend. Arthur tries to impress Fay, but is rejected by her, even though she is becoming attracted to him.After a charity auction at Fays house, her servants look forward to a profitable future, but Charles William Powell, her butler, suggests that she may be more fond of Arthur than she pretends. Fay and her servants are really confidence operators who are planning a jewel robbery, using Fay as their front. At the duchess country home, she suggests to Fay that Arthur, who usually acts like a cad, is really in love with her, but Fay shrugs her words off. After Lord Kelton makes a bungled attempt to propose to her, Fay sneaks into the duchess room and attempts to steal her pearl necklace, but is interrupted by a maid. Before she can resume, Arthur also interrupts and proposes. In London, the servants worry about Fays lack of success, while, in the country, Fay learns how to get into the duchess safe, but finds it difficult to think of robbing her because of her kindness. ........

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