Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

"Witty, warm, sexy and sophisticated."

1990 0h 46m EN

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8.5

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★8.5TMDB · 4

Documentary

Synopsis

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This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed commentary delivered on camera by Kathleen Turner. Turner walks us through Loy's career as a dancer and an actress miscast as an exotic. She comes into her own as a grown-up women: shrewd, funny, decorous, and sexy - in "Manhattan Melodrama" and "The Thin Man." Her volunteer work during World War II, later stage work, and progressive politics come in for admiration as well. It's her style - seen best in her roles as a wife of charm and independence - that's captured and celebrated here.

“Witty, warm, sexy and sophisticated.”

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Cast

Kathleen Turner
Self - Host
G. Larry Butler
Narrator (voice)
Myrna Loy
(archive footage)
Warner Baxter
(archive footage)
Dolores Costello
(archive footage)
Melvyn Douglas
(archive footage)
Henry Fonda
(archive footage)
Clark Gable
(archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Schickel
Writers: Richard Schickel
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 46-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Wood shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Kathleen Turner and G. Larry Butler and Myrna Loy carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Witty, warm, sexy and sophisticated.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0420671 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Schickel directs. Peter Wood cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 46-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Peter Wood shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kathleen Turner and G. Larry Butler and Myrna Loy carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Witty, warm, sexy and sophisticated.".
7IMDB entry: tt0420671 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.