Double Wedding (1937)
I never thought I’d say it, since I’m not her biggest fan, but Rosalind Russell would have been much better in this movie. Every one of Myrna’s lines, I heard Roz speaking – and a little better. Sorry, Myrna, but you’re just too cute for the role.
She plays a strong, bossy, loveless, control freak who plans out every detail of everyone else’s lives. She even tells her future brother-in-law that he’s not allowed to take a shower because his hair will fall out. He argues, and she finally relents; but she insists he wear a bathing cap. Also, I could see Cary Grant or Robert Montgomery in the role of William Powell’s Bohemian artist. He lives out of a trailer, wears an eccentric fur coat paired with a beret, and dreams of becoming a playwright and director in Hollywood. He mugs dramatic expressions, borders on effeminacy, and totally reaches the back row; the comedic style really reminded me of Grant.
Part of the film is very funny, but it quickly devolves into one of those ridiculous silly flicks that you don’t even want to finish – and if you do, you’ll roll your eyes and wonder why you wasted your time. The premise is cute. Myrna needs a little less structure in her life and her younger sister, Florence Rice, is desperate to leave the nest. Bill is strange and unstable, and when he pretends to be in love with Florence just to get to Myrna, it’s funny. He makes a deal with her: he'll give up Florence if she agrees to pose for a portrait. And he’s a very slow painter. . .
If you love their pairings and want to watch all fourteen, give it a shot, but it’s not the best. Check out I Love You Again for more of the same style of humor but with less absurdism. The end train sequence of this film goes on so long it’s painful.
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She plays a strong, bossy, loveless, control freak who plans out every detail of everyone else’s lives. She even tells her future brother-in-law that he’s not allowed to take a shower because his hair will fall out. He argues, and she finally relents; but she insists he wear a bathing cap. Also, I could see Cary Grant or Robert Montgomery in the role of William Powell’s Bohemian artist. He lives out of a trailer, wears an eccentric fur coat paired with a beret, and dreams of becoming a playwright and director in Hollywood. He mugs dramatic expressions, borders on effeminacy, and totally reaches the back row; the comedic style really reminded me of Grant.
Part of the film is very funny, but it quickly devolves into one of those ridiculous silly flicks that you don’t even want to finish – and if you do, you’ll roll your eyes and wonder why you wasted your time. The premise is cute. Myrna needs a little less structure in her life and her younger sister, Florence Rice, is desperate to leave the nest. Bill is strange and unstable, and when he pretends to be in love with Florence just to get to Myrna, it’s funny. He makes a deal with her: he'll give up Florence if she agrees to pose for a portrait. And he’s a very slow painter. . .
If you love their pairings and want to watch all fourteen, give it a shot, but it’s not the best. Check out I Love You Again for more of the same style of humor but with less absurdism. The end train sequence of this film goes on so long it’s painful.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Myrna Loy movies here!