10/10
A 1938 look at newsreel rivalry...
20 May 2019
Myrna Loy holds this one together. She is pulled on both sides by Gable and Pidgeon, but Loy is the glue that brings the style and pacing to fruition. She allows the comedy to flow naturally. The three leads work well together, and the plot is better than average, having two major thrusts. It's a joy to watch almost a hundred years later, and to study how these actors interplayed with each other to create the mood of the picture. Again, without Myrna Loy this would have gone nowhere. While I wasn't alive when these films were made, I think Loy should have received greater attention and appreciation for her roles.

The film was a delight to watch.
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