Myrna loy and william powell are such a wonderful onscreen pair. Evelyn prentice 1934 evelyn prentice 1934 is the third of fourteen films williampowell and myrna loy made together. In this one, powell is john prentice, a prominent lawyer with an eye for women other than his own wife. A criminal lawyers wife faces blackmail when she has. Born one of seven childen to clara and james edward russell in waterbury, connecticut. Evelyn prentice 1934 passed 1h 19min drama, mystery, romance 9 november 1934 usa the neglected wife of a high profile attorney dallies with a unscrupulous womanizer and finds herself involved in blackmail and murder.
Im a huge powell and loy fan and double wedding is a 30s screwball comedy that doesnt get the respect it deserves. During the 1930s, she became a popular second lead in a number of films, usually playing the wisecracking best friend of the heroine, supporting actresses such as jean harlow, carole lombard, loretta young, and. This leads her to engage in a flirtation of her own, with a charming writer harvey stephens. Myrna loys dolly treedesigned outfit in the thin man thin man movies. According to a midsep 1934 hr production chart, howard emmett rogers adapted woodwards novel, but his contribution to the final film has not been determined. Filmed between the original thin man and the first of its sequels, william powell and myrna loy are reteamed as another husbandandwife team. All of loys films were produced in the united states except for that dangerous age 1949, which was produced in great britain. This is a film that needs to be grittier, more explicit in whether any crime was committed, and should star barbara stanwyck. Friday, november 12, 2010 1934 evelyn prentice drama mystery one of fourteen films william powell and myna loy starred together a. Evelyn prentice 1934 john prentice the key 1934 captain bill tennant the thin man 1934 nick charles.
With william powell, myrna loy, james stewart, elissa landi. She attended the american academy of dramatic arts and made her broadway debut in 1930 in garrick gaieties which ran for about two weeks in october 1930. Evelyn prentice was made after the thin man and manhattan melodrama, playing on the growing popularity of powell and loy as an onscreen couple. Mary maclaren, and una merkel in evelyn prentice old hollywood glamour.
But the second film in the set, 1934s evelyn prentice, proves that not even the best of actors can turn a. Evelyn prentice is a soppy melodrama warning husbands that unless. This list does not include films from united artists before it merged with mgm except for coproductions, nor does it include other. Evelyn prentice summary motion picture poster for evelyn prentice shows william powell standing behind myrna loys with his arms around her shoulders. Of the comedies, love crazy from 1941 is perhaps the funniest of the three, a comedy of errors which finds powell, in an effort to stall his wife loy from divorcing him over a misunderstanding, faking insanity. Rent evelyn prentice 1934 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This is a list of feature films originally released andor distributed by metrogoldwynmayer to include mgmua entertainment co. Rosalind russell in her brief film debut, supporting player isabel jewells performance is easily the most.
Although the code was adopted in 1930, oversight was poor and it did not become effectively enforced until july 1, 1934. Escapade is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring william powell and luise rainer. Evelyn prentice 1934 precode una merkel, william powell. Myrna loys dolly treedesigned outfit in the thin man 1934 thin. This was the seventh pairing of powell and loy, with another seven to go.
Hurt and lonely, evelyn commits an indiscretion that lands her in a nightmare of jealousy, blackmail and murder. William howard get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Mgm rushed the film into production and intotheaters to capitalize on the success of their second pairing in the thinman 1934, but the two films couldnt be more different. The plot revolves around bohemian william powell disrupting the orderly life of myrna loy and her. Myrna loy in evelyn prentice 1934 william powell and rosalind russell in evelyn prentice 1934 myrna. Within four years she was under contract to mgm and made her film debut in evelyn prentice in 1934. Double wedding is a 1937 american romantic comedy film starring william powell and myrna loy, and featuring florence rice, john beal, jessie ralph and edgar kennedy. The myrna loy filmography presents a chronology of the motion picture and television appearances of actress myrna loy. It was directed by richard thorpe from a screenplay by jo swerling based on the unpublished play nagy szerelem great love by. Filmed between the original thin man and the first of its sequels, evelyn prentice reteamed william powell and myrna loy as another husbandandwife team knee deep in a murder mystery. Rosalind russell 19071976 made her screen debut in evelyn prentice, which also was the first film in which myrna loy and william powell costarred after their successful pairing in the thin man see below. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
Evelyn prentice 1934 is the third of fourteen films william powell and myrna loy made together. John prentice william powell is a prominent attorney, too busy with his cases to realize the effect his dedication is having on his wife, evelyn myrna loy. Filmed between the original thin man and the first of its sequels, evelyn prentice reteamed william powell and myrna loy as another husband. Evelyn prentice 1934 full movie download full hd youtube. He studied engineering and law at ohio state university but gravitated towards film distribution when he took a job as sales manager for vitagraph. It was directed by richard thorpe from a screenplay by jo swerling based on the unpublished play nagy szerelem great love by ferenc molnar. His latest interest is nancy harrison rosalind russell, in her film debut, a client accused of manslaughter, whom prentice successfully defended. William powell was on the new york stage by 1912, but it would be ten years before his film career. While not as wellreceived as the thin man, the movie did a reasonable boxoffice business and added to the studios desire to capitalize on the pair this was russells film debut, and in her early career she was often cast. Mgm rushed the film into production and into theaters to capitalize on the success of their second pairing in the thin man 1934, but the two films couldnt be more different. The movie was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by w. With william powell, luise rainer, frank morgan, virginia bruce.
Griffith to play ann rutledge in his film abraham lincoln 1930, merkel became a big success in sound films. Evelyn prentice suffers slightly from overediting in a couple of key scenes but this is the complete film, running at 79mins. Rosalind russell models a beige woollen suit from the film evelyn prentice, a courtroom drama. Howard and starring william powell, myrna loy, una merkel, rosalind russell, isabel jewell. A criminal lawyers wife faces blackmail when she has an affair. Myrna loy and william powell continue to be the most engaging of the current cinema teams in the new photoplay at the capitol.
Evelyn prentice 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Movie memorabilia original us lobby cards pre1940 for. I liked the relationship between loy and una merkel, although im not really sure what their connection was. Get the best deals on movie memorabilia original us lobby cards. Film and television stars we lost by guillermo paz. Upcoming dvd release schedule august 2007 calendar. Evelyn prentice is a 1934 american crime drama film starring william powell and myrna loy, and featuring una merkel and rosalind russell in her film debut. The film does have a slightly european feel to it but its still very entertaining in a 30s hollywood romantic comedy tradition. This movie is a biopic of alma mahler, the wife of composer gustav mahler as well as walter gropius and franz werfel, and the mistress of oskar kokoschka. Larry semon vintage 1919 silent film vitagraph comedy movie title lobby card.
Loy plays johns wife, evelyn, who loves him but is hurt by his inattention and the loneliness that ensues. The scene where the score being shorteted to the series and. All of loys films released prior to the desert song 1929 were silent except where noted. Evelynprentice is a melodrama, so powell and loy are not funny. Mystery about a powerful attorney who doesnt realize his wife has gotten herself into some trouble. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Loy and powell do have a few moments that are jovial, despite the heaviness of the story, and their playfulness is of the sort that shows up in their thin man movies. Filmed between the original thin man and the first of its sequels, william powell and myrna loy are reteamed as another husbandandwife team knee deep in a murder mystery. Precode hollywood is the era in the american film industry between the introduction of sounds in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the motion picture production code hays code censorship guidelines. Evelyn prentice is a soppy melodrama warning husbands that unless they love and therefore spending every waking minute with their wives, women left to their own devices will engage in weird nonadultery and murder. Myrna loy and william powell in evelyn prentice the. The scene is shortened to the film and the scene with the scene where then the scenes is used in the work counting the complete scene. Evelyn prentice 1934 is the troubled wife loy of a preoccupied attorney.
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