{"id":1890,"date":"2011-10-06T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T14:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fashionhistorian.net\/blog\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2011-10-11T11:49:28","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T18:49:28","slug":"myrna-loy-on-the-big-screen-sf-and-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashionhistorian.net\/blog\/2011\/10\/06\/myrna-loy-on-the-big-screen-sf-and-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Myrna Loy on the Big Screen (SF and LA!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This coming Friday (i.e. tomorrow), the Mechanics Institute will begin its Cinema Lit series of Myrna Loy film screenings (in celebration of a new book on the actress by Emily Leider, Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood<\/a><\/em>. Leider, who is best known (to me anyway) for her biography of Rudolph Valentino, Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino<\/a><\/em>, will introduce the first two films in the series.<\/p>\n

For those who are unfamiliar, Myrna Loy was discovered by Natacha Rambova and gave her a first film role in the late 1920s (changing her name, and giving her an ‘exotic’ look). However, she became famous for her roles opposite William Powell in The Thin Man <\/a>series beginning in 1934 (see my post on the costume designer Dolly Tree<\/a> for more on the costumes in this film).<\/p>\n

Friday, October 7, 6pm. The Animal Kingdom<\/em> <\/strong>(1932): Loy plays a beautiful and manipulative woman married to a reformed bohemian in this thoughtfully subversive pre-code comedy. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Myrna Loy, 'queen of the movies' (via Love Those Classic Movies)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Friday, October 14, 6pm. Penthouse<\/em> <\/strong>(1933): A woman helps a lawyer vindicate an innocent man accused of murder in this blend of comedy and drama. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 21, 6pm. Manhattan Melodrama<\/em><\/strong> (1934): with William Powell and Clark Gable, Two orphaned friends take wildly divergent paths, one into the district attorney\u2019s office, the other into a life of crime — but they both love the same woman. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 28, 6pm. Love Crazy<\/em><\/strong> (1941): William Powell teams with Myrna Loy in this comedy about a man who will do anything \u2013 even fake insanity \u2013 to prevent his wife from divorcing him. Details Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Can’t make any of those dates for screenings? There will be a few more in the Los Angeles and San Francisco area through the end of 2011 (Details forthcoming):<\/p>\n

November 20, 2011, 1:00 PM – American Cinematheque (Los Angeles)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

December 14, 2011 – Hollywood Heritage Museum in the Lasky-DeMille Barn, Hollywood, CAFebruary 21, 2012 – San Francisco Historical Society<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Added bonus! Here’s a trailer of Manhattan Melodrama to wet your appetite:
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