Evelyn Prentice (1934)

Director:

William K. Howard

Writers:

Lenore J. Coffee (writer)
W.E. Woodward (novel)

Release Date:

9 November 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

The neglected wife of a high profile attorney dallies with a unscrupulous womanizer and finds herself involved in blackmail and murder.

Plot Keywords:

Blackmail | Murder | Womanizer | Neglected Wife | Poet

Cast

William Powell	...	John Prentice
Myrna Loy	...	Evelyn Prentice
Una Merkel	...	Amy Drexel
Rosalind Russell	...	Mrs. Nancy Harrison
Isabel Jewell	...	Judith Wilson
Harvey Stephens	...	Lawrence 'Larry' Kennard
Edward Brophy	...	Eddie Delaney
Henry Wadsworth	...	Chester Wylie
Cora Sue Collins	...	Dorothy Prentice
Frank Conroy	...	District Attorney Farley
Jessie Ralph	...	Mrs. Blake

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #379)

Company:

Cosmopolitan Productions

Trivia:

Film debut of Rosalind Russell.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the last scene of the film, as John and Evelyn are at Dorothy's bedside, Evelyn's position at the side of the bed keeps changing from shot to shot.

Quotes:

Mrs. Blake: Does your husband beat you?
Evelyn Prentice: No, I wish he did. He'd have to be home to do it.

Movie Connections:

Version of Stronger Than Desire (1939)

Soundtrack:

Turkey in the Straw

Suspenseful and Intriguing

This is a mystery film that, although not quite of the calabre of The Thin Man, builds suspense and intrigue thoroughly. Both William Powell and Myrna Loy are superb, playing characters completely different from those they play in The Thin Man series. They breathe a new life into a common plot. This film may seem slow, but it is certainly worth it.