With Norma Shearer, Basil Rathbone, George Barraud, Herbert Bunston. With Barbara Couper, Graham Crowden, Gwenda Ewen, Peter Graves. There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Franklin. With her rich husband, deceased, rich old Lord Elton and playboy Lord Arthur Dilling are both very interested in the mysterious Fay. The film tells the story of a chic jewel thief in England, who falls in love with one of her marks. Directed by Sidney Franklin. The screenplay by Hanns Kräly is based on the 1925 play of the same name by Frederick Lonsdale which ran on Broadway for 385 performances. All are present at a large weekend house party, and though both men press their suit, Fay seems to favor Kelton. A popular success in London, England, it was adapted four times as a film, three times in the United States from 1929 to 1951, and the last, in 1961, as a German production. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (Original, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Nov 9, 1925 and played through Jul 10, 1926. Two men in particular -- middle-aged Lord Kelton and Lord Arthur Dilling, a young playboy -- pursue her. The film was remade twice, with the same title in 1937 and as The Law and the Lady in 1951. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1925 play by British playwright Frederick Lonsdale. Two English aristocrats pursue a rich American widow who may not be quite the person she claims to be. The movie stars Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan. Directed by Desmond Davis. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1937 American comedy-drama film adapted from the 1925 play of the same name, written by Frederick Lonsdale. Mrs. Fay Cheyney, a rich American widow, insinuates herself into London society.