VP19 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Caught "Whipsaw" the other morning on TCM, and in my book on the films of Myrna Loy it said that this initially intended as another Loy pairing with William Powell, but he was unavailable for some reason (probably making a film at another studio -- "Star Of Midnight," perhaps?), so Spencer Tracy took the male lead instead. Now Powell is my all-time favorite actor, but watching this film, I simply couldn't picture him in the part -- the character is too street-smart, right up Tracy's alley (and perhaps the Warners-era Powell, too), but a bit out of touch with Powell's more sophisticated MGM persona. (Loy is pretty good as a jewel thief trying to go straight.) Your thoughts on the film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayallen Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Looking forward to seeing this. I have it recorded. It's one I hadn't heard of before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 This is a really cool flick! I wasn't able to see it this week, but have watched it before thanks to TCM, and really dig it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Finally getting a chance to re-screen this tonight, thanks to TCM, and it's great! MGM doesn't always get to do gangster/crime stuff, but this one is pretty darn cool! Great cast, and great story! Well acted all around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayallen Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Watched this today. I won't say I was disappointed, after all any Tracy or Loy movie (or Tracy/Loy movie) has a head start simply starring one or both of them. I don't think it was great, though. Maybe because I like the two of them so much I went in expecting more. I did enjoy it, just wasn't knocked over by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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