Review of The Animal Kingdom

Too slow, drags on too much. Kind of interesting how they made it look like New York City in the background though it was filmed on RKO lot. Hard to complain about any movie with Myrna Loy, who is lovely. Leslie Howard is Leslie Howard and his boyish charm shines through as usual though I think he is let down by the script. Ann Harding is good though the role is not so appealing or believable at times. William Gargan makes a fine turn in a supporting role, though again, the script isn't that good for his character's believability. There is one scene in particular that really stands out between Loy and Howard which really highlights the pre-code nature of this movie. It is really amazing how far films could push the envelope at this time. Interesting to see that George Cukor had an uncredited directing role in this though totally understandable when you see the romantic scenes.