This is essentially a flawless film with a very restrained John Barrymore, who is at his best (He dominates every scene he is in, and is always the best in every film he was in). Myrna Loy, is really what I want to discuss in this film.
Basically I used to love most non-musical classic films. Now it is just gangster films, westerns, and select stars like Barrymore & Loy (Who is better than Powell (The more I saw of Powell without Loy, the more I knew he needed Loy)).
As for Loy, I found "Coco" to be a very interesting character, and one I believe was not going to be a kept woman for long (She is both hot to look at and sophisticated, and she will get the best of Barrymore in the end (As we have seen with Powell, Gable & Tracy (Who gave up an FBI career for Myrna in "Whipsaw")). I have seen Myrna offer up different variations of "Coco" in a number of films (A person who gets what she wants in the end, and sacrifices little (If anything doing it)). One in particular is Eleanor Packer in "Manhattan Melodrama" where she was a kept woman for "Blackie" Gallagher (Gable), and moves on to Jim Wade (William Powell), who would have been President if it was not for being tied to Eleanor. A must see film for Loy fans, and those unfamiliar with her without Powell or Gable.
Basically I used to love most non-musical classic films. Now it is just gangster films, westerns, and select stars like Barrymore & Loy (Who is better than Powell (The more I saw of Powell without Loy, the more I knew he needed Loy)).
As for Loy, I found "Coco" to be a very interesting character, and one I believe was not going to be a kept woman for long (She is both hot to look at and sophisticated, and she will get the best of Barrymore in the end (As we have seen with Powell, Gable & Tracy (Who gave up an FBI career for Myrna in "Whipsaw")). I have seen Myrna offer up different variations of "Coco" in a number of films (A person who gets what she wants in the end, and sacrifices little (If anything doing it)). One in particular is Eleanor Packer in "Manhattan Melodrama" where she was a kept woman for "Blackie" Gallagher (Gable), and moves on to Jim Wade (William Powell), who would have been President if it was not for being tied to Eleanor. A must see film for Loy fans, and those unfamiliar with her without Powell or Gable.