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74.

The Scarlet River

March 10, 1933; six reels (53 or 57 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Otto Brower; produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Cast: Tom Keene (Tom Baxter), Dorothy Wilson (Judy Blake), Creighton Chaney [Lon Chaney Jr.] (Jeff Todd), Betty Furness (Babe Jewel), Rosco Ates (Ulysses Mope), Edgar Kennedy (Sam Gilroy). In one scene Joel McCrea, Myrna Loy, Julie Haydon, Bruce Cabot, and Rochelle Hudson appear as themselves in cameo roles.

75.

The Barbarian

May 12, 1933; nine reels (82–83 or 88 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Sam Wood; a Sam Wood / MGM Production; distributed by MGM.

Cast: Ramon Novarro (Jamil El Shehab), Myrna Loy (Diana Standing), Reginald Denny (Gerald Hume), Louise Closser Hale (Powers), C. Aubrey Smith (Cecil Harwood), Marcelle Corday (Marthe), Hedda Hopper (American tourist).

76.

When Ladies Meet

June 23, 1933; nine reels, sound, b&w.

Directed by Harry Beaumont; a Cosmopolitan Production; produced by MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Ann Harding (Claire Woodruff), Robert Montgomery (Jimmie Lee), Myrna Loy (Mary Howard), Alice Brady (Bridget Drake), Frank Morgan (Rogers Woodruff).

77.

Penthouse

Sept. 8, 1933; ten reels (88 or 90–91 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke; a Cosmopolitan / MGM Production; distributed by MGM.

Cast: Warner Baxter (Jackson Durant), Myrna Loy (Gertie Waxted), Charles Butterworth (Layton), Mae Clarke (Mimi Montagne), Phillips Holmes (Tom Siddall), C. Henry Gordon (Jim Crelliman).

78.

Night Flight

Oct. 6, 1933; nine reels (89 or 91 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Clarence Brown; produced and distributed by MGM.

Cast: John Barrymore (A. Riviére), Helen Hayes (Simone Fabian), Clark Gable (Jules Fabian), Lionel Barrymore (Inspector Robineau), Robert Montgomery (Auguste Pellerin), Myrna Loy (Brazilian pilot’s wife), William Gargan (Brazilian pilot).

79.

The Prizefighter and the Lady

Nov. 10, 1933; eleven reels (90 or 102–3 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke; a W. S. Van Dyke / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Belle Mercer Morgan), Max Baer (Steve Morgan), Primo Carnera (Primo Carnera), Jack Dempsey (Promoter Jack Dempsey), Walter Huston (Professor Edwin J. Bennett), Otto Kruger (Willie Ryan).

80.

Men in White

April 6, 1934; eight reels (72 or 75 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Richard Boleslavsky; produced by Monta Bell; a Cosmopolitan / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Clark Gable (Dr. George Ferguson), Myrna Loy (Laura Hudson), Jean Hersholt (Dr. Hochberg), Elizabeth Allan (Barbara Dennin), Otto Kruger (Dr. Levine).

81.

Manhattan Melodrama

May 4, 1934; nine reels (93 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke; produced by David O. Selznick; a Cosmopolitan / MGM Production; distributed by MGM.

Cast: Clark Gable (Blackie Gallagher), William Powell (Jim Wade), Myrna Loy (Eleanor), Leo Carrillo (Father Joe), Nat Pendleton (Spud), Mickey Rooney (Blackie as a boy).

82.

The Thin Man

May 25, 1934; ten reels (91 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke; produced by Hunt Stromberg; a Cosmopolitan / MGM Production; distributed by MGM.

Cast: William Powell (Nick Charles), Myrna Loy (Nora Charles), Maureen O’Sullivan (Dorothy Wynant), Nat Pendleton (Guild), Minna Gombell (Mimi Wynant Jorgenson), Porter Hall (MacCaulay), Henry Wadsworth (Tommy), William Henry (Gilbert Wynant), Harold Huber (Nunheim), Cesar Romero (Chris Jorgenson), Edward Ellis (Clyde Wynant), Edward Brophy (Morelli), Natalie Moorhead (Julia Wolf).

83.

Stamboul Quest

July 13, 1934; nine reels (85, 87–88, or 90 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Sam Wood; produced by Bernard H. Hyman; a Sam Wood / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Annemarie, also known as Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen), George Brent (Douglas Beall), Lionel Atwill (Von Sturm), C. Henry Gordon (Ali Bey), Rudolph Amendt (Karl), Mischa Auer (Ameel).

84.

Evelyn Prentice

Nov. 9, 1934; eight reels (70 or 80 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by William K. Howard; produced by John W. Considine Jr.; a Cosmopolitan / MGM Production; distributed by MGM.

Cast: William Powell (John Prentice), Myrna Loy (Evelyn Prentice), Una Merkel (Amy Drexel), Rosalind Russell (Mrs. Nancy Harrison), Isabel Jewel (Judith Wilson), Henry Wadsworth (Chester White), Cora Sue Collins (Dorothy Prentice).

85.

Broadway Bill

Dec. 27, 1934; eleven reels (90 or 103 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Frank Capra; produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures Corp.; a Frank Capra Production; distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp.

Cast: Warner Baxter (Dan Brooks), Myrna Loy (The Princess / Alice Higgins), Walter Connolly (J. L. Higgins), Helen Vinson (Margaret Brooks), Douglas Dumbrille (Eddie Morgan), Raymond Walburn (Colonel Pettigrew), Clarence Muse (Whitey), Lucille Ball (Switchboard operator) (uncredited).

86.

Wings in the Dark

Feb. 1, 1935; eight reels (68 or 70 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by James Flood; produced by Adolph Zukor and Arthur Hornblow Jr.; distributed by Paramount Productions, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Sheila Mason), Cary Grant (Ken Gordon), Roscoe Karns (Nick Williams), Hobart Cavanaugh (Mac), Dean Jagger (Tops Harmon), Russell Hopton (Jake Brashear).

87.

Whipsaw

Dec. 18, 1935; nine reels (78, 80, or 82–84 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Sam Wood; produced by Harry Rapf; a Sam Wood / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Vivian Palmer), Spencer Tracy (Ross McBride), Harvey Stephens (Ed Dexter), William Harrigan (“Doc” Evans), Clay Clement (Harry Ames).

88.

Wife vs. Secretary

Feb. 28, 1936; nine reels (85 or 88–89 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Clarence Brown; produced by Hunt Stromberg; a Clarence Brown / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Clark Gable (Van “V. S.” Stanhope, also known as Jake), Jean Harlow (Helen “Whitey” Wilson), Myrna Loy (Linda Stanhope), May Robson (Mimi Stanhope), George Barbier (J. D. Underwood), James Stewart (Dave).

89.

Petticoat Fever

March 20, 1936; eight reels (80–81 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by George Fitzmaurice; produced by Frank Davis and MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Robert Montgomery (Dascom Dinsmore), Myrna Loy (Irene Campion), Reginald Owen (Sir James Felton), Winifred Shotter (Clara Wilson), Otto Yamaoka (Kimo).

90.

To Mary—with Love

Aug. 1, 1936; ten reels (92 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by John Cromwell; Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production; produced and distributed by 20th Century–Fox Film Corp.

Cast: Warner Baxter (John “Jock” Wallace), Myrna Loy (Mary Wallace), Ian Hunter (William C. “Bill” Hallam), Claire Trevor (Kitty Brant), Jean Dixon (Irene Potter).

91.

The Great Ziegfeld

Sept. 4, 1936; twenty reels (180 or 170 min.), sound, b&w (won Best Picture Academy Award); 2 hrs. 50 min.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard; produced by Hunt Stromberg; a Robert Z. Leonard / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.), Myrna Loy (Billie Burke Ziegfeld), Luise Rainer (Anna Held Ziegfeld), Frank Morgan (Jack Billings), Fanny Brice (Fanny Brice), Virginia Bruce (Audrey Dane).

92.

Libeled Lady

Oct. 9, 1936; ten reels (98 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Jack Conway; produced by Lawrence Weingarten for MGM; distributed by MGM.

Cast: Jean Harlow (Gladys Benton), William Powell (Bill Chandler), Myrna Loy (Connie Allenbury), Spencer Tracy (Warren Haggerty), Walter Connolly (Mr. J. B. Allenbury), Cora Witherspoon (Mrs. Burns-Norvell), Hattie McDaniel (Maid in hall) (uncredited).

93.

After the Thin Man

Dec. 25, 1936; twelve reels (107 or 112 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke; produced by Hunt Stromberg for MGM; distributed by MGM.

Cast: William Powell (Nick Charles), Myrna Loy (Nora Charles), James Stewart (David Graham), Elissa Landi (Selma Landis), Joseph Calleia (“Dancer”), Jessie Ralph (Aunt Katherine Forrest), Alan Marshal (Robert Landis), Sam Levene (Lieutenant Abrams).

94.

Parnell

June 4, 1937; twelve reels (115–19 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed and produced by John M. Stahl; a John M. Stahl / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Clark Gable (Charles Stewart Parnell), Myrna Loy (Katie O’Shea), Edna May Oliver (Aunt Ben), Edmund Gwenn (Campbell), Alan Marshal (Capt. William “Willie” O’Shea), Donald Crisp (Davitt), Billie Burke (Clara Wood), Montagu Love (Gladstone).

95.

Double Wedding

Oct. 15, 1937; nine reels (85 or 87 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Richard Thorpe; produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Charlie Lodge), Myrna Loy (Margit Agnew), Florence Rice (Irene Agnew), John Beal (Waldo Beaver), Jessie Ralph (Mrs. Kensington-Bly), Edgar Kennedy (Spike).

96.

Man-Proof

Jan. 7, 1938; eight reels (71 or 74 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Richard Thorpe; produced by Louis D. Lighton for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Mimi Swift), Franchot Tone (Jimmy Kilmartin), Rosalind Russell (Elizabeth Kent [Wythe]), Walter Pidgeon (Alan Wythe), Rita Johnson (Florence).

97.

Test Pilot

April 22, 1938; twelve reels (120 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Victor Fleming; produced by Louis D. Lighton; a Victor Fleming / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Clark Gable (Jim [Lane]), Myrna Loy (Ann [“Thursday”] Barton), Spencer Tracy (Gunner [Morse]), Lionel Barrymore ([Howard B.] Drake), Samuel S. Hinds (General Ross), Marjorie Main (Landlady).

98.

Too Hot to Handle

Sept. 16, 1938; eleven reels (106 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Jack Conway; produced by Lawrence Weingarten for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc. Jack Conway became ill during the last month of directing

Too Hot to Handle

, and Victor Fleming took over (see Sragow,

Victor Fleming

, 592).

Cast: Clark Gable (Chris Hunter), Myrna Loy (Alma Harding), Walter Pidgeon (Bill Dennis), Walter Connolly (“Gabby” MacArthur), Leo Carrillo (Joselito), Marjorie Main (Miss Wayne).

99.

Lucky Night

May 5, 1939; eight reels (90 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Norman Taurog; produced by Louis D. Lighton for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Cora Jordan), Robert Taylor (Bill Overton), Joseph Allen (Joe Hilton), Henry O’Neill (Calvin Jordan), Douglas Fowley (George), Marjorie Main (Mrs. Briggs).

100.

The Rains Came

Sept. 15, 1939; 12 reels (100 or 102–4 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Clarence Brown; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century–Fox Film Corp.; distributed by 20th Century–Fox Film Corp.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Lady Edwina Esketh), Tyrone Power (Major Rama Safti), George Brent (Tom Ransome), Brenda Joyce (Fern Simon), Nigel Bruce (Lord Albert Esketh), Joseph Schildkraut (Mr. Bannerjee), Maria Ouspenskaya (Maharani), Jane Darwell (Aunt Phoebe), Marjorie Rambeau (Mrs. Simon).

101.

Another Thin Man

Nov. 17, 1939; ten reels (105 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke; produced by Hunt Stromberg for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Nick Charles), Myrna Loy (Nora Charles), Virginia Grey (Lois MacFay), Otto Kruger (Van Slack), Nat Pendleton (Lieutenant Guild), Marjorie Main (Mrs. Dolley), C. Aubrey Smith (Colonel MacFay), Ruth Hussey (Dorothy Waters), William A. Poulsen (Nick Jr.).

102.

I Love You Again

Aug. 9, 1940; ten reels (97 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke; produced by Lawrence Weingarten for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Larry Wilson / George Carey), Myrna Loy (Kay Wilson), Frank McHugh (“Doc” Ryan), Edmund Lowe (Duke Sheldon), Donald Douglas (Herbert), Nella Walker (Kay’s mother), Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer (Harkspur Jr.).

103.

Third Finger, Left Hand

Oct. 11, 1940; ten reels (96 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard; produced by John W. Considine Jr.; a Robert Z. Leonard / MGM Production; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Margot Sherwood Merrick), Melvyn Douglas (Jeff Thompson), Raymond Walburn (Mr. Sherwood), Lee Bowman (Philip Booth), Bonita Granville (Vicky Sherwood), Felix Bressart (August Winkel).

104.

Love Crazy

May 23, 1941; ten reels (97 or 99–100 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Jack Conway; produced by Pandro S. Berman for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Steve Ireland), Myrna Loy (Susan Ireland), Gail Patrick (Isobel [Kimble] Grayson), Jack Carson (Ward Willoughby), Florence Bates (Mrs. Cooper).

105.

Shadow of the Thin Man

Nov. 1941 (New York opening: week of Nov. 21); nine reels (97 or 99 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Major W. S. Van Dyke; produced by Hunt Stromberg for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Nick Charles), Myrna Loy (Nora Charles), Barry Nelson (Paul Clarke), Donna Reed (Molly Ford), Sam Levene (Lieutenant Abrams), Louise Beavers (Stella), Dickie Hall (Nick Jr.), Stella Adler (Claire Porter).

106.

The Thin Man Goes Home