before myrna loy seduced the public as the charming and bright wife of william powell in the 'thin man' series of films, her powers of seduction were quite different. as fu manchu's daughter, fah lo see, she is downright wicked. back in the thirties it must have been pretty strange to watch her enjoy the torture of a handsome prisoner only to make love to him after. it is still very shocking to see. i have read that many actresses lamented being cast as the vamp. myrna so completely broke out of that typecasting that the fact that it is her as manchu's heartless kid is stranger than the how she behaves. myrna was simply a treasure. fun, serious, sensual, and savvy.
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now thats a dame! like you said...serious, sensual, and savvy!
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