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A Must for Loy Fans

posted 14 years ago by ABetterDay
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As films go, this one is not all that spectacular. It's certainly not as entertaining as any of the 6 Thin Man films. However, for fans of Myrna Loy, this film is required viewing. Young, fresh, and saucy in a way that wouldn't be allowed less than 2 years later. I have always been amazed that this wonderful talent was never even nominated for an Academy Award.

Regarding The Production Code.....several who wrote reviews have a misunderstanding of when it began. The Code was created in 1930, long-before this film was made. However, it wasn't actively enforced until July 1, 1934.

Remember When Movies Didn't Have To Be Politically Correct?

[–] davidjanuzbrown 8 years ago

This is the movie that made Myrna Loy. She usually played nasty characters like Ursula Georgi in '13 Women.'i disagree when you say this is is not a great movie. Gertie Waxted was basically am early version of Eleanor in Manhattan Melodrama a year later. The scenes between the butler Layton ( Charles Butterworth) of the main star Jackson Durant ( Warner Baxter) are priceless. Some of the best Myrna moments in her career.