Evelyn Prentice was the third film that William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. It's hardly up to the standard that Manhattan Melodrama or The Thin Man were.
Myrna in the title role is far from Nora Charles. She's a dutiful mother, but a neglected wife of her husband John who is an ace criminal defense attorney. Powell the husband is wrapped up in a big vehicular manslaughter case where the beautiful Rosalind Russell is the defendant.
Loy gets the impression that Powell may have more than a legal interest in Russell so she starts flirting with Harvey Stephens who turns out to be one predatory gigolo. When Stephens ends up dead, his long time girl friend Isabell Jewell is arrested.
I'm not going to say any more because this is where a promising court room drama goes haywire. I just refuse to believe the behavior of everyone after this especially defense lawyer Powell and District Attorney Frank Conroy.
This was Rosalind Russell's debut and while she looks good, she shows not an inkling of the talent she showed in later films like The Women or His Girl Friday. Still there was indeed a spark.
But unless you're a fan of Powell and Loy, I doubt you'll be sparked.
Myrna in the title role is far from Nora Charles. She's a dutiful mother, but a neglected wife of her husband John who is an ace criminal defense attorney. Powell the husband is wrapped up in a big vehicular manslaughter case where the beautiful Rosalind Russell is the defendant.
Loy gets the impression that Powell may have more than a legal interest in Russell so she starts flirting with Harvey Stephens who turns out to be one predatory gigolo. When Stephens ends up dead, his long time girl friend Isabell Jewell is arrested.
I'm not going to say any more because this is where a promising court room drama goes haywire. I just refuse to believe the behavior of everyone after this especially defense lawyer Powell and District Attorney Frank Conroy.
This was Rosalind Russell's debut and while she looks good, she shows not an inkling of the talent she showed in later films like The Women or His Girl Friday. Still there was indeed a spark.
But unless you're a fan of Powell and Loy, I doubt you'll be sparked.