A Masterpiece - Jewel Robbery (1932) Discussion

[–] dgniewek 13 years ago

A real delight!

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A fairly fun movie, but I have to admit (being a little mean-spirited here) that it was a bit disconcerting to listen to "Teri" going on about "wobbahs," "wobbawy," and what was going to happen "toomahwoh."

But, it was the early days of sound, wasn't it? Steve V.

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[–] carolsh 13 years ago

Leave Kay alone - it was part of her attraction.

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[–] Godfrey2 12 years ago

Vance, why always so negative?

Kay is wonderful and why dwell on what you see are her faults...?

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[–] mvance-1 12 years ago

". . . always so negative . . . ."? One post?

Gosh, I wonder what would have happened if I had said something about her wardrobe? Steve V.

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[–] gribfritz2 11 years ago

Wobbahs and wobbewy were good. But near the beginning right before she goes under the hairdryer, I nearly wet my pants. "Huwwy. Huwwy, huwwy. Huwwy, please."

Several films, I don't notice or care about her speech. But when she has to say robbers and robbery over and over, that's just the script writers being cruel to the wavishing Kay Fwancis.

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[–] msilva7-1 13 years ago

SORRY, KAY WAS TREMENDOUS HERE. IN HER PICTURES, I NEVER NOTICE HER MUCH MENTIONED SPEECH IMPEDIMENT.

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[–] mdonln 9 years ago

I like Myrna Loy, of course, and think she's excellent in the Thin Men series and other movies I've seen her in but I don't feel she would have been well-suited for this particular role; at least I can't imagine her in it. I think Kay Francis, on the other hand, does a marvelous job as the Baroness. It's easier to see KF as the type to cheat on her rich husband, fall for a jewel thief, cover up for him, then follow him to Nice in pursuit of what could be a scandalous affair.

Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]

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[–] louiseculmer 8 years ago

i agree. i can't really see Myrna Loy in this part at all. much more suited to kay Francis.

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[–] mecormany 8 years ago

Nobody loves Myrna Loy more than I do -- well, almost nobody, probably -- but Kay Francis was born to play classy pre-code women like the Baroness. When you consider this film, One Way Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Man Wanted, Behind the Makeup, Notorious Affair, Girls About Town and many others, you easily see why she was the most popular female star of the early 30s. R's or no r's, she was superb in just about everything they put her in. She even was fine in the junk they made her play in the late 30's when they were trying to get her to quit her contract. Good on Osborne and TCM for showing a new generation how great she was.

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