Myrna Loy as Becky Sharp |
"I do hope I'm going to give satisfaction." -- Becky.
Becky Sharp (Myrna Loy), who has beauty and brains but no money, gets a taste of the good life when she is taken in by her wealthy friend, Amelia (Barbara Kent). Amelia's brother Joseph (Billy Bevan) has a yen for Becky, but while she almost tricks him into marriage, he manages to get out of the trap. Becoming a governess for Sir Pitt Crawley (Lionel Belmore), Becky is caught between the lustful advances of Sir Pitt and the more refined passes of Crawley's son, Rawdon (Conway Tearle), whom she marries. But things don't go smoothly for the couple after Rawdon is disinherited by his jealous father. And things get worse after that ...
Billy Bevan and Myrna Loy |
Verdict: Entertaining pre-code drama. ***.
2 comments:
This is one I will put on my list. A flapper-era Becky Sharp sounds like fun, and Miss Loy is one of Hollywood's great stars--all her performances combine humor, sex appeal, beauty as well as dramatic chops.
-Chris
Yes, this one is at least entertaining and Loy is fine. I found it on youtube. Don't know if it's on DVD.
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