''Find the Lady'' is a 1976 comedy film directed by
John Trent.
[ Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 77.] It was one of the earliest films in which
John Candy stars. The plot involves kidnapping schemes all involving the same woman except the wrong woman gets taken and the right one runs away with her boyfriend.
The film is a spin-off of the earlier film ''
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time'', which features the Kopek (
Candy
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) and Broom (
Lawrence Dane
Lawrence Joseph Zahab (April 3, 1937 – March 21, 2022), known professionally as Lawrence Dane, was a Canadian actor and film producer, best known for his role as Lt. Preston in ''Bride of Chucky''.
Life and career
Born in Masson, Quebec, Dane ...
) characters in a subplot.
The cast also includes
Ed McNamara,
Hugh Webster,
Delroy Lindo and
Mickey Rooney
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.
Reception
''
The Calgary Herald'' wrote, "''Find the Lady'' is a numbskull number about as funny as a slice of pizza in a hat... A British-Canadian co-production, ''Find the Lady'' stumbles from one worn-out comedy chestnut to another. There is the off-key opera singer, the transvestite who complains that life is a 'drag', lots of dumb blonds, and even dumber cops."
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1976 films
Canadian comedy films
English-language Canadian films
1976 comedy films
Films directed by John Trent (director)
1970s English-language films
1970s Canadian films
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