Wow.
Well! I saw that this was a Myrna Loy/William Powell movie, so I assumed that it was gonna be a screwball comedy — despite the name. But… not so far!
It’s one horrible thing after another.
OK, now it’s picking up?
Yes, it’s another movie from that series. This one was only available on DVD, but it looks pretty fine? It hasn’t been despeckled or anything, but it’s been stabilised and normalised, so it’s OK.
Lots of extras!
This is the first Powell/Loy movie — apparently the studio didn’t expect this movie to do a lot of business, but it was an unexpected smash hit, and they were paired up in thirteen more movies! Ah, Hollywood… they knew what they were doing sometimes.
I love her.
Well, I understand why the studio didn’t think this would be a hit. It’s a pretty awkward movie — it doesn’t quite gel. But the performances are just fantastic, so while the plot is a bit on the hokey side, it’s gripping at times. Still, it’s not exactly a classic.
Manhattan Melodrama. W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Conway, George Cukor. 1934. ⚃
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