Movies by Myrna Loy
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Thin Man Collection: Alias Nick and Nora (2005)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy
With palpable onscreen chemistry, William Powell and Myrna Loy teamed for 14 films (including the popular "Thin Man" detective series) -- the most prolific pairing in Tinseltown history. They…
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The End (1978)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field …
Directed by: Burt Reynolds
A botched suicide attempt lands terminally ill Wendell "Sonny" Lawson (Burt Reynolds) in the psych ward, where he meets Marlon Borunki (Dom DeLuise) -- a cheerfully demented patient…
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Ants (1977)
Cast: Suzanne Somers, Robert Foxworth, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: Robert Scheerer
In this thriller directed by Robert Scheerer that will leave your skin crawling, a group of guests at a tony resort fall prey to a slew of malevolent ants with chemically poisoned bites.…
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Airport 1975 (1974)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Karen Black, Linda Blair …
Directed by: Jack Smight
When a Boeing 747 loses its pilots in a midair collision, lead flight attendant Nancy (Karen Black) is forced to take over its controls. As passengers grow frantic, flight instructor Alan…
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Airport / Airport 1975 (1970)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg …
Directed by: George Seaton, Jack Smight
The first Airport film focuses on a 12-hour period at a major airport where manager Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster) must deal with a powerful blizzard, a blocked runway and a mentally…
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Midnight Lace (1960)
Cast: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin …
Directed by: David Miller
Kit Preston (Doris Day) is slowly being driven mad by life-threatening phone calls and near-fatal "accidents." Although Anthony (Rex Harrison), her suave industrialist husband, is skeptical…
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From the Terrace (1960)
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: Mark Robson
Paul Newman stars as ambitious Alfred Eaton, whose drive to climb the corporate and social ladders forces him to choose between love and his all-consuming career. Relentless in his pursuit of…
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Lonelyhearts (1958)
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Robert Ryan, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: Vincent J. Donehue
In order to teach naïve writer Adam White (Montgomery Clift) that life's not always a bowl of cherries, his cynical editor (Robert Ryan) assigns him to the "Miss Lonelyheart"…
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The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: Norman Krasna
Aching to escape her dull duties as daughter of the U.S ambassador to France, Joan Fisk (Olivia de Havilland) sets out to demonstrate a point to her father and his small-minded friends in…
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Belles on Their Toes (1952)
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget …
Directed by: Henry Levin
In this sequel to the original Cheaper by the Dozen, Lillian Gilbreth (Myrna Loy) must now care for her 12 kids without the help of her husband, who has just died. Now the sole wage earner,…
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Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Cast: Clifton Webb, Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: Walter Lang
Based on a true story, this endearing family comedy follows Frank (Clifton Webb) and Lillian (Myrna Loy) Gilbreth and their 12 children as they move from Rhode Island to New Jersey, and…
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The Red Pony (1949)
Cast: Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern …
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
The heartbreaking Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the city-loving Fred…
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Cast: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas …
Directed by: H.C. Potter
Sophisticated New Yorkers Jim and Muriel Blandings (Cary Grant and Myrna Loy) leave their jaded city life for a dreamy getaway in rural Connecticut. But when their first house isn't to…
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Cast: Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: Irving Reis
In this screwball comedy, love-struck teenager Susan (Shirley Temple) sneaks into the apartment of playboy artist Richard Nugent (Cary Grant), where she's tracked down by her sister,…
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn …
Directed by: Edward Buzzell
In the sixth (and last) entry in the popular Thin Man series, high-class sleuths Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) are called upon to investigate the murder of bandleader Tommy…
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Cast: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews …
Directed by: William Wyler
Winning seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this classic drama follows three World War II veterans -- Homer, Al and Fred, as they return to small-town America and try to come to…
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The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson …
Directed by: Richard Thorpe
High-toned sleuths Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) head to Nick's leisurely hometown of Sycamore Springs for a vacation, only to find themselves enmeshed in a string of…
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson …
Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
Retired husband-and-wife detectives Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy) find themselves back in the sleuthing game when a jockey -- who had been accused of throwing a race --…
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Love Crazy (1941)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick …
Directed by: Jack Conway
Steve and Susan Ireland (William Powell and Myrna Loy) host Susan's mother (Florence Bates), who's recuperating from a sprained ankle. When a misunderstanding prompts her to goad…
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I Love You Again (1940)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank McHugh …
Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
Just as his wife, Kay (Myrna Loy), is about to divorce him out of sheer boredom, Larry (William Powell) gets a knock on the head. Memories of his past as a con artist come flooding back, and…
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The Rains Came (1939)
Cast: Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power, George Brent …
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Playboy Tom Ransome (George Brent) finds his life in India turned upside down by the arrival of his former paramour, Lady Edwina Esketh (Myrna Loy), now married to a nobleman. Nevertheless,…
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Another Thin Man (1939)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, C. Aubrey Smith …
Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
Upper-crust private eyes Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) -- along with faithful canine Asta -- return for a third installment of the popular series. They're invited to spend…
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Double Wedding (1937)
Cast: Myrna Loy, John Beal, Florence Rice …
Directed by: Richard Thorpe
For four years, Margit (Myrna Loy) has planned every move of her sister Irene (Florence Rice) and Irene's fiancé (John Beal) and has big things in store for their wedding. But…
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After the Thin Man (1936)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart …
Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
Domestic detectives Nick and Nora Charles (beloved on-screen duo William Powell and Myrna Loy) are back for the second installment of their murder-mystery series, this time to help…
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Libeled Lady (1936)
Cast: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: Jack Conway
This Oscar-nominated classic film directed by Jack Conway stars Spencer Tracy as Warren Haggerty, a newspaper editor who's prone to postponing his nuptials to Gladys Benton (Jean Harlow)…
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The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer …
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
Director Robert Z. Leonard's grand vision made for this celebration of Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfield's life and work, from his humble beginnings as a carnie to producer of…
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Wife Versus Secretary (1936)
Cast: Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, May Robson …
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Van (Clark Gable) is happily married to Linda (Myrna Loy) but can't survive in business without his loyal secretary, Whitey (Jean Harlow). The plot thickens when Van takes Whitey on a…
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Wings in the Dark / Big Brown Eyes (1935)
Cast: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett, Walter Pidgeon …
Directed by: Raoul Walsh, James Flood
Silver-screen icon Cary Grant is doubly dashing in this vintage pair of romances: Wings in the Dark (1935), in which Grant plays a blinded pilot; and Big Brown Eyes (1936), in which he's…
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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Cast: Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
Two boyhood pals end up on opposite sides of the law -- Jim Wade (William Powell) becomes a district attorney, while Blackie Gallagher (Clark Gable) moves on to racketeering and murder. They…
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The Thin Man (1934)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan …
Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
The first installment of one of the most successful detective serials in film history introduces stylish sleuthing spouses Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy), who -- between…
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Broadway Bill (1934)
Cast: Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly …
Directed by: Frank Capra
It's no ordinary day at the races when betting junkie Dan Brooks (Warner Baxter) -- who infuriates his wife (Helen Vinson) by preferring the racetrack to the family business -- tries to…
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Thirty Day Princess / Kiss and Make Up (1934)
Cast: Cary Grant, Joan Blondell, Joan Bennett …
Directed by: Marion Gering
Appearances are everything -- or at least they seem to be -- in this pair of early Cary Grant outings: Thirty Day Princess, in which Sylvia Sidney plays a dual role; and Kiss and Make Up, in…
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Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Harvey Stephens …
Directed by: William K. Howard
John Prentice (William Powell) is a prominent attorney, too busy with his cases to realize the effect his dedication is having on his wife, Evelyn (Myrna Loy). Hurt and lonely, Evelyn commits…
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Night Flight (1933)
Cast: John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable …
Directed by: Clarence Brown
When polio erupts in Rio de Janeiro, French air-mail pilots must risk their lives to fly through the Andes and retrieve a much-needed serum in Santiago. Famous brothers John and Lionel…
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Love Me Tonight (1932)
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles …
Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian
This sweet, infectious 1932 classic featuring music by Rodgers & Hart stars Maurice Chevalier as Maurice Courtelin, a tailor who moves in with the family of a French royal, Vicomte Gilbert de…
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The Animal Kingdom (1932)
Cast: Leslie Howard, Ann Harding, Myrna Loy …
Directed by: Edward H. Griffith
When free-spirited publisher Tom Collier (Leslie Howard) -- a devotee of art and literature -- decides to marry socialite Cee Henry (Myrna Loy), he leaves his longtime lover, the like-minded…
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Vanity Fair (1932)
Cast: Myrna Loy, Conway Tearle, Billy Bevan …
This 1932 version of the famed William Makepeace Thackeray novel casts Myrna Loy in her first leading role as the notorious social climber Becky Sharp. Hopping from affair to affair, Becky…
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Arrowsmith (1931)
Cast: Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett …
Directed by: John Ford
Med student Martin Arrowsmith's (Ronald Colman) future is so bright it's blinding, but his trajectory is waylaid after he marries Leora Tozer (Helen Hayes) and settles down in a…
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Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930)
Cast: Myrna Loy, Jose Bohr, Raymond Hatton …
Directed by: Spencer Gordon Bennet
The outlaw El Malo (José Bohr) is already a wanted man with a $1,000 price tag on his head when he decides to break up a beautiful dancer (Myrna Loy) and her partner. Now, the partner…