Myrna Loy (64 page)

Jan. 25, 1945; (100 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Richard Thorpe; produced by Everett Riskin for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Nick Charles), Myrna Loy (Nora Charles), Lucile Watson (Mrs. Charles), Gloria De Haven (Laura Ronson), Anne Revere (Crazy Mary), Helen Vinson (Helena Draque), Harry Davenport (Dr. Charles), Leon Ames (Edgar Draque).

107.

So Goes My Love

April 19, 1946; ten reels (88 or 90–91 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Frank Ryan; produced by Jack H. Skirball; a Jack H. Skirball–Bruce Manning Production; distributed by Universal Pictures Company, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Jane Budden Maxim), Don Ameche (Hiram Stevens Maxim), Rhys Williams (Magel), Bobby Driscoll (Percy Maxim), Richard Gaines (Josephus Ford), Molly Lamont (Garnet Allison).

108.

The Best Years of Our Lives

Nov. 21, 1946; (165, 170, or 172 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by William Wyler; produced by Samuel Goldwyn; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson), Fredric March (Al Stephenson), Dana Andrews (Fred Derry), Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson), Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry), Cathy O’Donnell (Wilma Cameron), Hoagy Carmichael (Butch Engle), Harold Russell (Homer Parrish), Mina Gombell (Mrs. Parrish).

ML Receives Best Actress prize from Brussels World Film Festival.

109.

Song of the Thin Man

Aug. 28, 1947; (86 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Edward Buzzell; produced by Nat Perrin for MGM; distributed by Loew’s, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Nick Charles), Myrna Loy (Nora Charles), Keenan Wynn (Clarence “Clinker” Krause), Dean Stockwell (Nick Charles Jr.), Philip Reed (Tommy Edlon Drake), Patricia Morison (Phyllis Talbin), Leon Ames (Mitchell Talbin), Gloria Grahame (Fran Ledue Page), Jayne Meadows (Janet Thayar), Ralph Morgan (David I. Thayar).

110.

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Sept. 1, 1947; (93 or 95 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Irving Reis; a Dore Schary Production; produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Cast: Cary Grant (Dick Nugent), Myrna Loy (Judge Margaret Turner), Shirley Temple (Susan Turner), Rudy Vallee (Tommy Chamberlain), Ray Collins (Dr. Matt Beemish), Harry Davenport (Judge Thaddeus Turner).

111.

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Dec. 26, 1947; (81–82 or 88 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by George S. Kaufman; a Nunnally Johnson / Inter-John, Inc. Production; distributed by Universal Pictures, Inc.

Cast: William Powell (Senator Melvin G. Ashton), Ella Raines (Poppy McNaughton), Peter Lind Hayes (Lew Gibson), Arleen Whelan (Valerie Shepherd), Ray Collins (Fred Houlihan), Myrna Loy (Mrs. Melvin G. Ashton) (uncredited).

ML’s last appearance with Powell.

112.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

March 25, 1948 (New York premiere); June 4, 1948 (general release); (93–95 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by H. C. Potter; produced by Dore Schary, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank for RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; distributed by Selznick Releasing Organization.

Cast: Cary Grant (Jim Blandings), Myrna Loy (Muriel Blandings), Melvyn Douglas (Bill Cole), Reginald Denny (Henry L. Simms), Louise Beavers (Gussie), Jason Robards (John W. Retch).

113.

The Red Pony

March 28, 1949; (88–89 min.), sound, color (Technicolor).

Directed by Lewis Milestone; produced by Charles K. Feldman and Lewis Milestone; distributed by Republic Pictures Corp.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Alice Tiflin), Robert Mitchum (Billy Buck), Louis Calhern (Grandfather), Shepperd Strudwick (Fred Tiflin), Peter Miles (Tom Tiflin), Margaret Hamilton (Teacher), Beau Bridges (Beau).

114.

Cheaper by the Dozen

March 31, 1950; nine reels (86 min.), sound, color (Technicolor).

Directed by Walter Lang; written for the screen and produced by Lamar Trotti; produced and distributed by 20th Century–Fox Film Corp.

Cast: Clifton Webb (Frank B. Gilbreth), Jeanne Crain (Ann Gilbreth), Myrna Loy (Lillian Gilbreth), Betty Lynn (Deborah Lancaster), Edgar Buchanan (Dr. Burton), Barbara Bates (Ernestine Gilbreth), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Mebane).

115.

If This Be Sin

, a.k.a.

That Dangerous Age

June 30, 1950; (72 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed and produced by Gregory Ratoff; distributed by United Artists.

Cast: Myrna Loy (Lady Cathy Brooke), Roger Livesey (Sir Brian Brooke), Peggy Cummins (Monica Brooke), Richard Greene (Michael Barcleigh), Elizabeth Allan (Lady Sybil), Gerard Heinz (Dr. Thorvald).

116.

Belles on Their Toes

May 2, 1952; ten reels (89 min.), sound, color (Technicolor).

Directed by Henry Levin; produced by Samuel G. Engel for 20th Century–Fox Film Corp.; distributed by 20th Century–Fox Film Corp.

Cast: Jeanne Crain (Ann Gilbreth), Myrna Loy (Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth), Debra Paget (Martha Gilbreth), Jeffrey Hunter (Dr. Bob Grayson), Edward Arnold (Sam Harper), Hoagy Carmichael (Tom Bracken), Barbara Bates (Ernestine Gilbreth).

117.

The Ambassador’s Daughter

Aug. 8, 1956 (Los Angeles opening); Aug. 29, 1956 (New York opening); Sept. 1956 (general release); (102 min.), sound, color, CinemaScope.

Directed by Norman Krasna; produced by Norman Krasna; distributed by United Artists Corp.

Cast: Olivia de Havilland (Joan Fiske), John Forsythe (Daniel Sullivan), Myrna Loy (Mrs. Cartwright), Adolphe Menjou (Senator Jonathan Cartwright), Tommy Noonan (Albert O’Connor), Francis Lederer (Prince Nicholas Obelski), Edward Arnold (Ambassador William Fiske).

118.

Lonelyhearts

Dec. 19, 1958; (101–2 min.), sound, b&w.

Directed by Vincent J. Donehue; written for the screen and produced by Dore Schary, Schary Productions, Inc.; distributed by United Artists Corp.

Cast: Montgomery Clift (Adam White Lassiter), Robert Ryan (William Shrike), Myrna Loy (Florence Shrike), Dolores Hart (Justy Sargeant), Maureen Stapleton (Fay Doyle), Jackie Coogan (Ned Gates).

119.

From the Terrace

July 15, 1960; (144 min.), sound, color (De Luxe); CinemaScope.

Directed by Mark Robson; produced by Mark Robson for Linebrook Corp.; distributed by 20th Century–Fox Film Corp.

Cast: Paul Newman (Alfred Eaton), Joanne Woodward (Mary St. John Eaton), Myrna Loy (Martha Eaton), Ina Balin (Natalie Benziger), Leon Ames (Samuel Eaton), Elizabeth Allen (Sage Rimmington), Barbara Eden (Clemmie).

120.

Midnight Lace

Oct. 13, 1960; (107–8 min.), sound, color (Eastmancolor).

Directed by David Miller; produced by Ross Hunter, Martin Melcher, and Universal-International Pictures Co., Inc./Arwin Productions, Inc.; distributed by Universal Pictures Co., Inc.

Cast: Doris Day (Kit Preston), Rex Harrison (Anthony Preston), John Gavin (Brian Younger), Myrna Loy (Aunt Bea Coleman), Roddy McDowall (Malcolm Stanley), Herbert Marshall (Charles Manning), Natasha Parry (Peggy).

121.

The April Fools

May 28, 1969; (95 min.), sound, color (Technicolor).

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg; produced by Gordon Carroll and Jalem Productions, Inc./Cinema Center Films; distributed by National General Pictures Corporation.

Cast: Jack Lemmon (Howard Brubaker), Catherine Deneuve (Catherine Gunther), Peter Lawford (Ted Gunther), Jack Weston (Potter Shrader), Myrna Loy (Grace Greenlaw), Charles Boyer (Andre Greenlaw), Sally Kellerman (Phyllis Brubaker).

122.

Airport 1975

Oct. 18, 1974; (107 min.), sound, color (Technicolor).

Directed by Jack Smight; produced by William Frye for Universal Pictures; distributed by Universal Pictures.

Cast: Charlton Heston (Alan Murdock), Karen Black (Nancy Pryor), George Kennedy (Joe Patroni), Gloria Swanson (herself), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (Captain Stacy), Myrna Loy (Mrs. Devaney), Sid Caesar (Barney), Dana Andrews (Scott Freeman).

123.

The End

May 10, 1978; (94 min.), sound, color.

Directed by Burt Reynolds; produced by Lawrence Gordon, Gordon-Reynolds Productions; distributed by United Artists.

Cast: Burt Reynolds (Wendell Sonny Lawson), Dom DeLuise (Marlon Borunki), Sally Field (Mary Ellen), Joanne Woodward (Jessica Lawson), Myrna Loy (Maureen Lawson), Pat O’Brien (Ben Lawson), David Steinberg (Marty Lieberman).

124.

Just Tell Me What You Want

Feb. 8, 1980; (112 min.), sound, color (Technicolor).

Directed by Sidney Lumet; produced by Sidney Lumet and Jay Presson Allen; produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Cast: Ali MacGraw (Bones Burton), Alan King (Max Herschel), Myrna Loy (Stella Liberti), Keenan Wynn (Seymour Berger), Tony Roberts (Mike Berger), Peter Weller (Steven Routledge).

Unverified Credits (bit roles)

Naughty but Nice

June 26, 1927; directed by Millard Webb; John McCormick Productions / First National Pictures.

Queen of the Night Clubs

March 16, 1929; directed by Bryan Foy; Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Bad Man

Sept. 13, 1930; directed by Clarence G. Badger; First National Pictures.

TELEVISION

1.

General Electric Theater:

“It Gives Me Great Pleasure,” CBS, April 3, 1955.

2.

This Is Your Life

, NBC, May 16, 1956.

3.

General Electric Theater:

“Lady of the House,” CBS, Jan. 20, 1957.

4.

The Perry Como Show

, NBC, Feb. 9, 1957.

5.

General Electric Theater:

“Love Came Late,” CBS, Nov. 17, 1957.

6.

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars:

“No Second Helping,” CBS, Nov. 22, 1957.

7.

George Gobel Show

, NBC, Jan. 13, 1959.

8.

Meet Me in St. Louis

(musical special), CBS, April 26, 1959.

9.

June Allyson Show:

“Surprise Party,” CBS, April 18, 1960.

10.

What’s My Line?

CBS, July 31, 1960.

11.

I’ve Got a Secret

, CBS, Nov. 30, 1960.

12.

The U.N. Lives Here

, ABC, Dec. 6, 1960.

13.

Dinah Shore Show

, NBC, April 14, 1963.

14.

Family Affair:

“A Helping Hand,” CBS, Feb. 6, 1967.

15.

The Virginian:

“Lady of the House,” NBC, April 5, 1967.

16. 42nd Academy Awards (presenter), ABC, April 7, 1970.

17.

Death Takes a Holiday

(telefilm), ABC, Oct. 21, 1971.

18.

Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate

(telefilm), ABC, Nov. 9, 1971.

19.

Columbo:

“Etude in Black,” NBC, Sept. 17, 1972.

20.

The Couple Takes a Wife

(telefilm), ABC, Dec. 5, 1972.

21.

Ironside:

“All about Andrea,” NBC, Feb. 22, 1973.

22.

Indict and Convict

(telefilm), ABC, Jan. 6, 1974.

23.

Day at Night

(interview), WNET, Jan. 27, 1974.

24.

The Elevator

(telefilm), ABC, Feb. 9, 1974.

25.

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

, ABC, Dec. 2, 1977.

26.

The Dick Cavett Show

(interview), WNET, March 6 and March 12, 1980.

27.

Summer Solstice

(telefilm), ABC, Dec. 30, 1981.

28.

Love, Sidney:

“Sidney and the Actress,” NBC, June 16, 1982.

29. Kennedy Center Honors (special), CBS, Dec. 20, 1988.

30. 63rd Academy Awards (honorary Oscar recipient), March 25, 1991.

THEATER

1.

The Marriage-Go-Round

, by Leslie Stevens. Directed by Wynn Handman. Production supervised by Alice Lee Boatwright. With Myrna Loy, Claude Dauphin, Siri. Opened July 3, 1961, Lakes Region Playhouse, Laconia New Hampshire. Performances in Ogunquit, Maine; Nyack, New York; Westport, Connecticut.

2.

There Must Be a Pony

, by James Kirkwood, adapted from his book. Directed by John Stix. Produced by Alan Pakula and Joel Schenker. With Myrna Loy, Donald Woods, Peter Helm, Jan Miner. Opened July 16, 1962, Playhouse Theater, Ogunquit, Maine. Performances in Connamessett, Massachusetts; Westport, Connecticut; Milburn, New Jersey; Mineola, Long Island; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

3.

Good Housekeeping

, by William McCleery. Directed by Vernon Schwartz. Produced by Carl Stohn Jr. With Myrna Loy, Maurice Copeland, Sidney Breese. Opened July 30, 1963, Avondale Playhouse, Indianapolis. Performances in Chicago.

4.

Barefoot in the Park

, by Neil Simon. Directed by Mike Nichols. Produced by Saint Subber. With Joan Van Ark, Richard Benjamin, Sandor Szabo, Myrna Loy. Opened July 27, 1964, Opera House, Central City, Colorado. Performances in Boston, Toronto, Cleveland, Honolulu, Hollywood, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington.

5.

Barefoot in the Park

, by Neil Simon. Directed by Burry Fredrik. Produced by Michael McAloney. With Geraldine Court, Peter White, Sandor Szabo, Myrna Loy. Opened July 10, 1967, Famous Artists Playhouse, Syracuse, New York. Performances in Skowhegan, Maine; Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Mineola, Long Island; Bridgeport, Connecticut.

6.

Janus

, by Carolyn Green. Directed by Burry Fredrik. Produced by Fred Walker and Burry Fredrik. With Myrna Loy, William Roerick, Charles Braswell, Lizabeth Pritchett. Opened June 23, 1969, in Denver, theater unknown. Performances in Lanconia, New Hampshire; Falmouth, Massachusetts; Corning, New York.