Myrna Loy
Last Of The Dianes was one of my most wanted to see movies, so I am happy that I finally saw on OK. Ru. Why? Seeing almost anything early with Myrna Loy ( Lola Bland) is a treat . She played the "Other Woman" to Lucille Browne's ( Ruth Garrett). Interesting that both her husband.the primary villain ( Walter McGrail and the hero Buck Duane ( George O 'Brien), preferred Ruth to Lola. I would have taken Myrna over Lucille Browne any day of the week. Obviously Myrna ( who is not a bad girl here, unlike most of her pre-Thin Man films)), also did the best acting job as well. One problem with this movie is we do not know what happened to Myrna at the end of the movie. Another problem Is the print is not great, and you have to skip about a minute of the movie because the credits repeat themselves ( of course I am lucky the film still exists because a lot of Loy films ( and Fox's as well due to a 1937 vault fire), no longer exist). Besides Myrna two other plusses are the story written by Zane Grey is well done, as is the photography ( one of the better pre-code outdoor filming jobs). As a Loy fan, it is certainly worth watching. I give it 7/10 stars.
- januszlvii
- 21 ene 2023