The Lady Says No

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David Niven and Joan Caulfield in The Lady Says No (1951)

A woman writes a best-selling book for women warning them about the "dangers" of men. A handsome photographer for a national magazine arrives in her town to do a feature story on her. Compli... Read allA woman writes a best-selling book for women warning them about the "dangers" of men. A handsome photographer for a national magazine arrives in her town to do a feature story on her. Complications ensue.A woman writes a best-selling book for women warning them about the "dangers" of men. A handsome photographer for a national magazine arrives in her town to do a feature story on her. Complications ensue.

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Joan Caulfield

Dorinda Hatch

David Niven

Bill Shelby

James Robertson Justice

Matthew Huntington Hatch

Lenore Lonergan

Goldie

Frances Bavier

Aunt Alice Hatch

Peggy Maley

Midge

Henry Jones

Potsy

Jeff York

Goose

George Davis

Wharf Rat Bartender

Robert B. Williams

Maj. Gen. Horatio W. Schofield
(as Robert Williams)

Mary Lawrence

Mary

Godon Barnes

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Joan Barton

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Nora Bush

Woman at Meeting
(uncredited)

Barbara Carroll

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Sue Casey

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Peter Damon

Minor Role
(uncredited)

George DeNormand

Brawler
(uncredited)

Director
- Frank Ross
Writer
- Robert Russell
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Trivia
Barbara Carroll's debut.

Quotes
Dorinda Hatch: Well, what makes HER so important ?
Potsy: She don't take no "stuff" from nobody... unless she wants to. Then she takes anything that isn't nailed down.
Dorinda Hatch: Well, I think it's disgusting. Why any woman could get a man like that if she wanted to. I know I could... couldn't I ?
Potsy: You don't have the stuff it takes to take the stuff you don't have.

Crazy credits
The opening credits show a woman's hands opening a gift card from a fancily wrapped present, which starts the credits. The next shot is the opening of the gift itself, which turns out to be a book with the title of the movie (based on a book a female author writes).

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The Lady Says No
Music by Emil Newman and Herbert W. Spencer
Lyrics by Mel Leven

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6/10

Say 'no' to The Niv?

You're going to need some serious suspension of disbelief to watch this one. I mean, who would say "no" to David Niven?

Joan Caufield plays a best-selling authoress, whose claim to fame is a book that warns unsuspecting women about the greatest horror known as Man. Men are filthy, nasty beasts, and women would do well to always say "no"! David Niven works for a popular magazine, and he's assigned to do a featurette on Joan. He hates her book and her message, and as soon as they meet, they're at each other's throats-and not in a good way. But, since it is David Niven, she just might be charmed long enough to listen to what he has to say.

Yes, it's pretty silly, and enormously dated, but if you like silly and dated, you won't go wrong by renting The Lady Says No on a rainy afternoon. David Niven is absolutely adorable and charming, and since I love him anyway, it's easy to root for him in this funny 50s romp. My advice: watch the opening credits. If you start laughing during the song, you're in the right mindset to enjoy the rest of the movie. I find it hilarious.