List of the best Myrna Loy movies: Third Finger, Left Hand(1940), Evelyn Prentice(1934), The Rains Came(1939), Whipsaw(1935), So Goes My Love(1946), Lucky Night(1939), Stamboul Quest(1934), The Red Pony(1949), Man-Proof(1937), Vanity Fair(1932), The Squall(1929), The Prizefighter and the Lady(1933) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1940
98 Minutes
Myrna Loy Melvyn Douglas Raymond Walburn Lee Bowman Bonita Granville Felix Bressart Donald Meek Sidney Blackmer Ernest Whitman Ann Morriss Edna Holland
editor artist boyfriend father sister law student witty melodramatic new york city niagara falls, n.y. train nightclub mansion opposites attract career vs. love love-hate relationship love triangle romantic dilemma rivalry love
A single magazine editor pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues, but complications ensue when she meets a potential suitor.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Evelyn Prentice
Myrna Loy William Powell Una Merkel Harvey Stephens Isabel Jewell Rosalind Russell Henry Wadsworth Edward Brophy Cora Sue Collins Jessie Ralph Perry Ivins
husband wife pretty woman criminal lawyer tense melodramatic household courtroom street marital problems jealousy flirtation accidental killing trial secrets temptation forbidden love fall 1930s
The neglected wife of a high profile attorney dallies with a unscrupulous womanizer and finds herself involved in blackmail and murder.
Drama
USA
1939
104 Minutes
Lady Edwina Esketh
Myrna Loy Tyrone Power George Brent Brenda Joyce Nigel Bruce Maria Ouspenskaya Joseph Schildkraut Mary Nash Jane Darwell Marjorie Rambeau Henry Travers
doctor woman artist lord daughter wife emotional sad india palace hospital love triangle natural disasters hedonism plagues affair helping others love rise transformation
In India, a married British aristocrat is reunited with an old flame, but she truly has her sights set on a handsome surgeon.
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Vivian Palmer
Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy Harvey Stephens William Harrigan Clay Clement Robert Gleckler Robert Warwick Georges Renavent Paul Stanton Wade Boteler Don Rowan
racketeer partner moll federal agent mobster henchman engaging intense suspenseful london new york city st. louis countryside house theft jewel smuggling undercover operations impersonation chase romance
Hoping to nab a gang of jewel thieves, a government agent poses as a crook and travels across the country with a female thief.
Romance
USA
1946
88 Minutes
Jane Budden Maxim
Jane Budden, a country girl goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead, she meets and marries Hiram Maxim, a struggling inventor. After their marriage, his ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1939
90 Minutes
Cora Jordan
Myrna Loy Robert Taylor Joseph Allen Jr. Henry O'Neill Douglas Fowley Charles Lane Bernadene Hayes Gladys Blake Bernard Nedell Carl Stockdale
heiress businessman homeless person father daughter husband amusing lighthearted apartment park bar unusual romance class distinctions love gambling marriage ambition forbidden love adventure discovery
A wealthy woman meets a bum on a park bench and marries him the same evening.
Drama
USA
1934
88 Minutes
Annemarie
Myrna Loy George Brent Lionel Atwill C. Henry Gordon Douglas Dumbrille Rudolph Anders Mischa Auer Robert Glecker Reginald Barlow Joe Sawyer Christian Rub
spy commander medical student secretary traitor emotional gripping witty constantinople berlin mental institution train restaurant dentist's office memory espionage guilt world war i pursuit love
In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish theater. He suspects Ali Bey, Turkish ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1949
89 Minutes
Alice Tiflin
Myrna Loy Robert Mitchum Peter Miles Louis Calhern Shepperd Strudwick Margaret Hamilton Patty King Jackie Jackson Beau Bridges Nino Tempo Tommy Sheridan
young boy father mother ranch hand grandfather friend heartwarming emotional salinas valley ranch household school family responsibility loss coming of age horses illness growing up discovery
A ranch boy is gifted with a colt, grows to love him but the colt escapes, with tragic results.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
74 Minutes
Mimi Swift
Myrna Loy Franchot Tone Rosalind Russell Walter Pidgeon Nana Bryant Leonard Penn John Miljan William Stack Oscar O'Shea Marie Blake May Beatty
young woman heiress playboy mother illustrator friend airy witty melodramatic mushy new york city wedding office boxing match unrequited love marrying for money love triangle infidelity mother/daughter relationship jealousy
Mimi has tried everything to become the bride to Alan, but he chooses Elizabeth instead. The ironic part is that Mimi's mother writes romance novels and neither one has had any luck with ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Becky Sharp
This cinematic adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel stars Myrna Loy in her first starring role.
Drama
1929
104 Minutes
Nubi
Myrna Loy Richard Tucker Alice Joyce Carroll Nye Loretta Young Harry Cording ZaSu Pitts Nicholas Soussanin Knute Erickson George Hackathorne
A gypsy woman applies her feminine charms to the male members of a farmhouse where she takes refuge during a storm.
Comedy
1933
102 Minutes
Belle
Myrna Loy Max Baer Primo Carnera Jack Dempsey Walter Huston Otto Kruger Vince Barnett Muriel Evans Robert McWade Jean Howard Garry Owen
boxer moll alcoholic gangster henchman brash thrilling amusing boxing ring bar gym atlantic city, n.j. nightclub boxing marital problems alcoholism love triangle celebrity musical performance quest
Inspired by a gangster's girlfriend (Myrna Loy), a heavyweight contender (Max Baer) takes on the champ (Primo Carnera).
Drama
USA
1946
172 Minutes
Milly Stephenson
Fredric March Myrna Loy Dana Andrews Teresa Wright Virginia Mayo Harold Russell Hoagy Carmichael Gladys George Steve Cochran
veteran wife amputee banker fiancée daughter powerful somber fascinating profound small town midwest family home war disillusionment world war ii love sacrifice discovery transformation
Three World War II veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Gail Patrick Jack Carson Florence Bates Sidney Blackmer Vladimir Sokoloff Kathleen Lockhart Sig Ruman Donald MacBride Sara Haden
architect wife mother-in-law artist lawyer wild playful apartment insane asylum love triangle misunderstanding divorce jealousy feigned insanity love 1940s
A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth
Clifton Webb Myrna Loy Jeanne Crain Betty Lynn Edgar Buchanan Barbara Bates Mildred Natwick Sara Allgood Anthony Sydes Roddy McCaskill Norman Ollestad
father mother daughter son doctor heartwarming lighthearted rhode island new jersey household family parenthood siblings marriage daunting task efficiency love growing up 1940s
"Cheaper By the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1937
87 Minutes
Margit Agnew
William Powell Myrna Loy Florence Rice John Beal Jessie Ralph Edgar Kennedy Sidney Toler Mary Gordon Barnett Parker Katharine Alexander Priscilla Lawson
artist sister young woman fiancé ex-wife free spirit amusing lighthearted city trailer wedding opposites attract siblings love triangle matchmaking marriage love rivalry adventure 1930s
Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free-spirited artist in an auto trailer are all experiencing romantic complications.
Adventure
USA
1938
118 Minutes
Ann Barton
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy Lionel Barrymore Samuel S. Hinds Marjorie Main Gloria Holden Louis Jean Heydt
pilot mechanic wife boss gripping melodramatic kansas farm airplane aviation friendship alcoholism bravery adventure sacrifice 1930s
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
Comedy
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Myrna Loy Albert Conti Luis Alberni Jobyna Howland Jackie Searle Frank Reicher
professor baron baroness mistress scientist student dark amusing paris classroom laboratory apartment business blackmail deception corruption science government transformation fall
An honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom, when a rich Baron and his mistress use the teacher's name and outstanding reputation in a ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
105 Minutes
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Walter Pidgeon Leo Carrillo Johnny Hines Virginia Weidler
journalist pilot filmmaker assistant boss lighthearted witty charming shanghai new york city amazon airplane love triangle aviation chase journalism adventure rescue love 1930s
Two rival newsreel photographers join forces to find an aviatrix's missing brother, who has disappeared in the Amazon rainforest.
Comedy
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth
Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Edward Arnold Hoagy Carmichael Barbara Bates Bob Arthur Verna Felton
single mother daughter widow boss son friend amusing lighthearted emotional heartwarming new jersey household office young love single mothers big family working woman sexism mother/child relationship sacrifice
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.
Romance
USA
1934
90 Minutes
Alice Higgins
Warner Baxter Myrna Loy Walter Connolly Helen Vinson Clarence Muse
gambler wife sister-in-law stableman father heartwarming witty racetrack factory household horse racing gambling business family quest underdog rise 1930s
A runaway heiress and her sister's husband join forces to race the latter's fast horse, Broadway Bill.
Adventure
USA
1935
77 Minutes
In his dedicated pursuit of technology that will aid pilots to safely "fly blind" during adverse conditions, aerial innovator Ken Gordon is literally blinded in an accident, but this setback doesn't deter him from his goal.
Drama
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Jean Hersholt Elizabeth Allan Otto Kruger Wallace Ford Henry B. Walthall Samuel S. Hinds
intern fiancée physician nurse doctor best friend melodramatic tense hospital dormitory apartment operating room duty romance medicine surgery ambition cheating quest sacrifice
An idealistic doctor must make some hard choices between his dedication to the profession and his personal life.
Comedy
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Reginald Owen Otto Yamaoka George Hassell Forrester Harvey Irving Bacon Bo Ching Iris Yamaoka Winifred Shotter
A lonesome wireless operator delays a couple who become stranded in Labrador.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1929
93 Minutes
Yasmani
Victor McLaglen Myrna Loy David Torrence David Rollins Cyril Chadwick Lumsden Hare Roy D'Arcy Mitchell Lewis
Captain Donald King of the British Army goes to India just as World War I breaks out, convincing his comrades that he is a coward. In reality, he is on a secret mission to rescue British ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1937
119 Minutes
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Edna May Oliver Edmund Gwenn Alan Marshal Donald Crisp Billie Burke Donald Meek
politician captain wife rival wealthy woman irishman tense patriotic melodramatic ireland court england estate parliament bedroom charles stewart parnell politics trial infidelity romance
The life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, following from 1880 onward his struggle to secure Home Rule, pursued in prison, Parliament, and elsewhere. Emphasis is on the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1930
55 Minutes
Carmita
José Bohr Myrna Loy Raymond Hatton Carmelita Geraghty Walter Miller Gene Morgan William T. Burt Florence Dudley
El Malo, notorious Mexican bandit, forces the Mayor of Sierra Blanca, Seth Landport, to open the safe and turn over to him 2,000 pesos, which the bandit gives a promissory note for to the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1939
105 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Virginia Grey Otto Kruger C. Aubrey Smith Ruth Hussey Nat Pendleton Patric Knowles Tom Neal Phyllis Gordon Sheldon Leonard
detective socialite son dog wife suspenseful witty long island, n.y. new york city betrayal murder marriage parenthood injustice mystery 1920s
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit a Long Island estate, where Nick drinks Scotch and solves murders.
Comedy
1940
97 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Frank McHugh Edmund Lowe Don Douglas Nella Walker Pierre Watkin Paul Stanton Morgan Wallace Charles Arnt Harlan Briggs
con artist wife friend lighthearted madcap charming cruise ship new york state con game marriage amnesia mistaken identity transformation love 1940s
A businessman (William Powell) snaps out of 9-year amnesia, reverts to con man and falls in love with his wife (Myrna Loy).
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Comedy, Drama
1941
97 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Barry Nelson Donna Reed Sam Levene Alan Baxter Stella Adler
retiree wife police detective reporter jockey commissioner engaging playful tense san francisco racetrack locker room wrestling ring apartment office murder horse racing journalism undercover operations marriage
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) solve racetrack-related murders with their 4-year-old son and dog, Asta.
Comedy
1947
95 Minutes
Cary Grant Myrna Loy Shirley Temple Rudy Vallee Ray Collins Harry Davenport Johnny Spencer Don Beddoe Lillian Randolph Veda Ann Borg Dan Tobin
playboy judge teen girl psychiatrist district attorney boyfriend cheeky hilarious california high school courtroom nightclub sport tournament love triangle sibling rivalry misunderstanding innocence hero worship forbidden love growing up
A judge (Myrna Loy) orders a playboy (Cary Grant) to date her infatuated teenage sister (Shirley Temple) to cure the girl's crush on him.
Drama
1936
87 Minutes
Mary Wallace
Newsreel clips punctuate the years in a rich couple's (Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy) marriage, from 1925 to 1935.
Comedy, Drama
1944
100 Minutes
Nora Charles
William Powell Myrna Loy Lucile Watson Gloria DeHaven Anne Revere Harry Davenport Helen Vinson Lloyd Corrigan Donald Meek Edward Brophy Leon Ames
detective wife mother father spy artist cheeky engaging suspenseful new york city small town store apartment household investigation family espionage small-town life murder art
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit his hometown, sober, and link art and corpses to a spy ring.
Comedy, Drama
1948
94 Minutes
Muriel Blandings
Cary Grant Myrna Loy Melvyn Douglas Reginald Denny Sharyn Moffett Connie Marshall Louise Beavers Ian Wolfe Lurene Tuttle Lex Barker
advertising executive wife real estate agent lawyer architect witty amusing connecticut suburbia new york city apartment household moving house building adventure rivalry 1940s
A New York adman (Cary Grant) and his calm wife (Myrna Loy) buy a big old fixer-upper in rural Connecticut.
Comedy
USA
1936
98 Minutes
Connie Allenbury
Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Myrna Loy William Powell Walter Connolly Charley Grapewin Cora Witherspoon E.E. Clive Bunny Beatty Otto Yamaoka Charles Trowbridge
editor fiancée friend socialite amusing charming playful new york city ocean liner lake hotel family home love romance lawsuit deception love discovery 1930s
When a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make the false story seem true.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1936
88 Minutes
Linda
Clark Gable Jean Harlow Myrna Loy May Robson George Barbier James Stewart Hobart Cavanaugh Tom Dugan Gilbert Emery Marjorie Gateson Gloria Holden
publisher wife secretary mother fiancé lighthearted charming new york city office family home hotel havana jealousy misunderstanding secret plans love triangle love temptation 1930s
The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Mary Howard
Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Alice Brady Frank Morgan Martin Burton Luis Alberni
reporter novelist publisher wife best friend husband playful witty city apartment golf course cottage bedroom affair impersonation deception writing friendship hoax rivalry
Mary, a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher. Her suitor Jimmy is determined to break them up; he introduces Mary to the publisher's wife without ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1960
144 Minutes
Martha Eaton
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Myrna Loy Ina Balin Leon Ames Elizabeth Allen Barbara Eden George Grizzard Patrick O'Neal Felix Aylmer Raymond Greenleaf
careerist socialite sweetheart financier magnate business partner melodramatic passionate fiery gripping new york city pennsylvania mansion bedroom park social climbing adultery scandal career vs. love ethics
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career.
Drama
USA
1932
85 Minutes
Cecilia 'Cee' Henry Collier
publisher socialite mistress butler witty engaging tense connecticut new york city love triangle marriage class distinctions adultery deception forbidden love transformation 1930s
Based on a play by Philip Barry, this sophisticated comedy is about a man trying to justify his love for both his wife and his mistress.
Comedy
USA
1931
95 Minutes
Queen Morgan le Fay, Evil Sister in Mansion
Will Rogers Maureen O'Sullivan Myrna Loy Frank Albertson William Farnum
deliveryman inventor knight king arthur princess sister playful charming radio station connecticut mansion castle arena torture chamber dreams knights time travel jousting siblings magic
Hank Morgan takes a trip back in time to King Arthur's Court.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1932
74 Minutes
Ursula Georgi
Irene Dunne Ricardo Cortez Myrna Loy Jill Esmond Florence Eldridge Kay Johnson Julie Haydon Mary Duncan Peg Entwistle Elsie Prescott Wally Albright
young woman leader outcast detective son hypnotist eerie melodramatic suspenseful new york city circus train beverly hills, calif. police station murder racism hypnosis investigation mother/child relationship friendship
Ursula plots to murder 12 women with her supernatural powers.
Comedy
USA
1931
82 Minutes
Elaine Brandon
Irene Dunne Pat O'Brien Myrna Loy John Halliday Matt Moore Lester Vail Pauline Stevens
In prohibition-era Manhattan, shopkeeper Mary Brown loses Aubrey, her childhood sweetheart, when he marries a rich woman. Reporter Steve "Rollo" Porter has lost -his- childhood sweetheart, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1931
88 Minutes
Evie Lawrence
Ina Claire Robert Ames Myrna Loy Hedda Hopper Robert Williams Hale Hamilton Walter Walker Louise Closser Hale
Story of a girl's unhappiness after her marriage to a man just jilted, and the manner in which she finally wins his affection.
Fantasy
Italy
1971
75 Minutes
Selena Chapman
Yvette Mimieux Monte Markham Myrna Loy Bert Convy Melvyn Douglas Kerwin Mathews Priscilla Pointer Austin Willis Colby Chester Maureen Reagan Mario Machado
A former sheriff, after being accused of a robbery and escaping from jail with a revolutionary bandit, seeks revenge for his brother and his family.
Drama
1958
101 Minutes
Florence Shrike
Montgomery Clift Robert Ryan Myrna Loy Dolores Hart Maureen Stapleton Frank Maxwell Jackie Coogan Mike Kellin Frank Overton John Washbrook Onslow Stevens
columnist editor wife alcoholic girlfriend disheartening intricate melodramatic bar newsroom family history newspapers relationships abusive marriage advice column career vs. love fall love quest 1950s
A Midwestern reporter's (Montgomery Clift) cynical editor (Robert Ryan) makes him write an advice column for the lovelorn.
Crime, Drama
1934
93 Minutes
Eleanor Packer
Clark Gable William Powell Myrna Loy Leo Carrillo Isabel Jewell Mickey Rooney Nat Pendleton
casino owner politician love interest priest engaging gripping thrilling touching melodramatic new york city casino friendship new love self-sacrifice loyalty political campaign immortality sacrifice rise growing up
A district attorney (William Powell) condemns his boyhood buddy, a racketeer (Clark Gable) whose crime saves his bid for governor.
Drama
1931
57 Minutes
Linda Gregory
Alice White Paul Page Myrna Loy Robert Agnew Douglas Gilmore George Irving
A spoiled heiress leaves her boyfriend only to become involved with a man who secretly desires her money.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1960
108 Minutes
Aunt Bea
Doris Day Rex Harrison John Gavin Myrna Loy Roddy McDowall Herbert Marshall Natasha Parry John Williams Hermione Baddeley Richard Ney Rhys Williams
husband wife architect mysterious man stalker suspenseful chilling london apartment honeymoon telephone calls stalking accident doubt on the run mystery pursuit 1960s
In London, a recently wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.
Horror
USA
1932
72 Minutes
Fah Lo See
Boris Karloff Lewis Stone Karen Morley Myrna Loy Charles Starrett Jean Hersholt Lawrence Grant David Torrence
villain daughter commander doctor explorer archaeologist engaging campy gobi desert england expedition schemes showdown good versus evil father/daughter relationship rivalry quest rescue 1930s
(1932 Chesterfield) - John Darrow, Sarah Padden, Montagu Love, Claudia Dell. This is kind of a poverty row version of Madame X. Padden owns a notorious big-city speakeasy. When her long ... See full summary »