My Favourite Myrna Loy Movies...as told by Letterboxd Reviews

 Happy 117th Birthday Myrna Loy!

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In honour of her birthday, here are my favourite Myrna Loy movies as told by Letterboxd reviews!

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

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“Margot Sherwood Merrick faked a marriage just to avoid workplace discrimination and sexual harassment. A LEGEND.” — Emmeline

“There are so many wonderful things about this movie. Myrna Loy is at her best as Margot Sherwood: clever, no-nonsense, and entirely unafraid. And Melvyn Douglas is charmingly irritating as Jeff Thompson, the Ohio artist who calls her bluff by showing up in her home as her made-up husband, come to patch things up…” — sakana1

“I loved this one! Myrna Loy was terrific. It contains some of her best comedic scenes. The more I see Melvyn Douglas, the more I like him. The two of them had great chemistry. The ‘Ohio’ song Douglas kept singing is stuck in my head.” — Kari

“The scene where Myrna Loy pretends to be a butcher's daughter from Brooklyn is classic.” — mcnhobbs

“Yes, I love the MCU (Myrna Cinematic Universe).” — Jake

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The Thin Man (1934)

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“Murder, romance, high society, disturbing levels of alcoholism, an abundance of dog reaction shots: this is cinema.” — Timcop

“One of my favourite comedies of all time. Crime solving has never been done more frivolously. I think it's just wonderful how well Powell and Loy play off each other. The dialogue is so unbelievably snappy that it still feels fresh almost 90 years later! A testament to great writing.” — Lou (rhymes with wow!)

“You can try not to like it, even love it, but you're going to have to try rather hard.” — Leighton Trent

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Wife vs Secretary (1936)

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“The final scene... feminism was invented the moment Myrna gave Jean that long look at the very end.” — Cassandra

“I love to see a good cast, but this movie didn’t have to absolutely serve with it. the usually Clark and Jean, but he’s married to Myrna Loy? Even better, Jimmy Stewart making an appearance as Jean Harlow’s boyfriend for like 10 minutes of the film is probably the best part.” — madeline

“I love Myrna Loy! She has good chemistry with everyone I've seen her with. This time she is opposite Clark Gable and it is no different. They are really lovey-dovey with each other. Jean Harlow also has good chemistry with Gable.” — Kari

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Petticoat Fever (1936)

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“Myrna Loy holding Robert Montgomery at gunpoint and then making out with him five minutes later is my love language.” — eely

“Myrna Loy and Robert Montgomery? Twist my arm.” — Terri

“Myrna Loy is probably my favorite star of the 1930s. She is always so lovely, and her dress in the dinner party scene was absolutely enchanting. She's really the only reason this is worth watching unless you're a big Robert Montgomery fan.” — xtimmyx

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Libeled Lady (1936)

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“Bill Powell is especially charming here. there’s something about him simping for Myrna the whole movie that just gets me going.” — eely

“This movie is UNHINGED for throwing up its hands in the last minute and refusing to resolve this nonsense!!! I loved William Powell accidentally having great chemistry with his actual fiancée Jean Harlow as well as his screen wife Myrna Loy while Spencer Tracy scrambles around uselessly, only having chemistry with his newspaper job. I am also a sucker for slapstick hijinks and William Powell flopping through a stream delighted me.” — Nora

“Myrna Loy and William Powell are always amazing together! Throw in Jean Harlow and Spencer’s Tracy and you have one hell of an ensemble.” — Rich

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I Love You Again (1940)

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“What a riot!! the things I wouldn’t do for Myrna Loy to dump scrambled eggs on my head and William Powell to swindle me out of all of my money!! adopt me already!!!” — eely

“No matter how many times I watch and rewatch Powell/Loy movies, their chemistry on screen never ceases to amaze me. It´s nothing but pure magic. Never before and never again have I seen a Hollywood screen couple like that.” — Lea

“Ah, William Powell and Myrna Loy: the team that never fails to bring a smile to my face! Over the course of fourteen films - including six Thin Mans - they worked in complete unison, having the time of their screen lives time and again, conveying their joy in working together to those fortunate enough to be watching them strut their effortless stuff.” — trolleyfreak

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Love Crazy (1941)

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“A scalding hot shower, William Powell dressed in drag, two balls of runaway yarn, a wily phonograph, and a trip to Saskatchewan, and that’s just the last half hour.” — eely

“Powell pretends to be cray-cray to get Loy back only to maybe become cray-cray for real. Pretty deep. The last of the Loy x Powell films I needed to watch. My life will be emptier now that I am done.” — Jeffrey Roberie

“Myrna is such a wickedly, sharply funny comedic actress, and brings just as much intensity and life to her more dramatic roles. I love how she is utterly glamorous yet also able to effortlessly be the funniest, least serious one in the room- all with that signature class and cool demeanor. One of my absolute favorite actresses.” — Bre

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