Tag: Myrna Loy
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Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930) Review, with Myrna Loy
Carmita Myrna Loy El Malo Jose Bohr Pedro Raymond Hatton Released by Atlantic Pictures | Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett Run time: 51 minutes Rogue of the Rio Grande: Robin Thud “I tell you, El Malo, women are the downfall of every great outlaw.” This is one of those movies that openly defies a decent…
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Scarlet River (1933) Review, with Tom Keene
Tom Baxter Tom Keene Judy Blake Dorothy Wilson Jeff Todd Lon Chaney Jr. Ulysses Roscoe Ates Sam Gilroy Edgar Kennedy Babe Jewel Betty Furness Released by RKO | Directed by Otto Brower Run time: 54 minutes Scarlet River: Movie Stars Save the Day “Isn’t there any place we can go to get away from civilization?”…
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New Morals for Old (1932) Review, with Robert Young and Margaret Perry
Ralph Robert Young Phyl Margaret Perry Mr. Thomas Lewis Stone Mrs. Thomas Laura Hope Crews Duff David Newell Myra Myrna Loy Released by MGM | Directed by Charles Brabin Run time: 75 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Not dressed yet?” “Well, just barely!” “As the artist explained it to me, he did not…
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Consolation Marriage (1931) Review, with Irene Dunne and Pat O’Brien
Mary Irene Dunne Steve Pat O’Brien Jeff John Halliday Elaine Myrna Loy Aubrey Lester Vail The Colonel Matt Moore Released by RKO | Directed by Paul Sloane Run time: 81 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Pat O’Brien’s Steve is sad and gets drunk. A lot. Both of the main characters seriously think about…
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The Devil to Pay! (1930) Review, with Ronald Colman and Loretta Young
Willie Hale Ronald Colman Lord Leland Frederic Kerr Dorothy Loretta Young Susan Hale Florence Britton Mary Myrna Loy George Released by Sam Goldwyn Studios | Directed by George Fitzmaurice Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Does [the bed for sale] come with the owner or without?” Willie eventually sells his old…
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Emma (1932) Review, with Marie Dressler, Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt and Myrna Loy
Emma Marie Dressler Mr. Smith Jean Hersholt Isabelle Myrna Loy Released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Directed by Clarence Brown Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “Don’t be silly, Bill. Storks don’t bring babies.” “You don’t know anything about it.” “Don’t I?!” “She’s fast, too!” Emma is constantly told, “You’re as…
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Vanity Fair (1932) Review, with Myrna Loy
Becky Sharpe Myrna Loy Amelia Sedley Barbara Kent Joseph Seldey Billy Bevan Released by Allied Artists | Directed by Chester M. Franklin Run time: 73 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Outdated line: “He’s a gay young bachelor!” “You’re a shameless little hussy!” “I know it’s incredibly old fashioned, but I’m terribly in love…
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The Prizefighter and The Lady (1933) Review, with Myrna Loy, Max Baer, and Walter Huston
Steve Max Baer Belle Myrna Loy Professor Walter Huston Released by MGM | Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Proof That It’s Pre-Code One guy muses, “I wonder if she knows he’s catting around?” The titular prizefighter likes to go to the mat with any pair of pretty eyes that look his way, whether or not…
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Transatlantic (1931) Review, with Edmund Lowe
Monty Greer Edmund Lowe Kay Graham Myrna Loy Henry Graham John Halliday Sigrid Carline Greta Nissen Rudolph Kramer Jean Hersholt Judy Kramer Lois Moran Released by Fox Films | Directed by William K. Howard Proof That It’s Pre-Code “Be reasonable, my wife’s in the next room.” “Just where a good wife should be.” “You still…
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Topaze (1933) Review, with John Barrymore and Myrna Loy
Professor Topaze John Barrymore Coco Myrna Loy Philippe de La Tour-La Tour Reginald Mason Released by RKO | Directed by Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast Proof That It’s Pre-Code Honesty, integrity, truth… it’s all bunk. Coco is the kept woman of a rich man. There’s no bones made about her role as his mistress. Topaze: The Big…