Post by rmichaelpyle on May 14, 2009 6:08:22 GMT -6
Watched "Evelyn Prentice" (1934) with Myrna Loy and William Powell. Also in the cast are Rosalind Russell, Una Merkel, Isabel Jewell, and Harvey Stephens. Ed Brophy, Henry Wadsworth, Cora Sue Collins, and Jessie Ralph have bits. I've watched this numerous times, but was in the mood for Loy and Powell, and this one is in the 5 DVD set of Loy and Powell that was released last year, supplementing the 6 DVD release of their "Thin Man" series which had come out a year before. "Evelyn Prentice" is a good show, definitely melodramatic, and filled with the kind of material that would have made it a great pre-code, though this one came out just after the code began. It still has a couple of suggestive moments, but (SPOILER COMING) they are the proverbial red herrings in this piece. There is a surprise with Loy, and then a real surprise ending! Won't give the plot away, but this one is definitely worth searching out! Highly recommended!
Thanks, Michael. 