Lucky Night had such an adorable start to it, and Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor made a great onscreen couple - but as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Unfortunately, the end came before the end of the movie, and the overall message of the film was pretty distasteful. I don't know if it went over well back in 1939, but for modern audiences, the meek "stand by your man" mantra really rubs a lot of women the wrong way.
Robert starts off as a bum. He has no money, no job prospects, no home, and no luck. Then he bumps into society dame Myrna Loy and his luck immediately changes. He doesn't want to get rid of his good luck charm, so they paint the town red with one unbelievably lucky turn after another. They sweet talk policemen, run up a crazy gambling streak, and pay off mobsters. Is it just a sense of adventure that bonds them together, or is it love?
It was fun for me to see character actor Henry O'Neill letting his hair down in this unusual role. He plays Myrna's dad, and when he gets under Robert's influence, he gets drunk and has a ball!
You can check this one out if you want to; it won't hurt you to spend an evening watching it. Parts are very cute, but just take the dated tone with a grain of salt. Nowadays, women who put themselves down to build a man up are looked at as having low self-esteem and in need of therapy. If this were just light-hearted fare like It Happened One Night, it would have been more enjoyable. Then again, if modern feminists analyze that one, they'd probably find a lot wrong with the message as well.
Robert starts off as a bum. He has no money, no job prospects, no home, and no luck. Then he bumps into society dame Myrna Loy and his luck immediately changes. He doesn't want to get rid of his good luck charm, so they paint the town red with one unbelievably lucky turn after another. They sweet talk policemen, run up a crazy gambling streak, and pay off mobsters. Is it just a sense of adventure that bonds them together, or is it love?
It was fun for me to see character actor Henry O'Neill letting his hair down in this unusual role. He plays Myrna's dad, and when he gets under Robert's influence, he gets drunk and has a ball!
You can check this one out if you want to; it won't hurt you to spend an evening watching it. Parts are very cute, but just take the dated tone with a grain of salt. Nowadays, women who put themselves down to build a man up are looked at as having low self-esteem and in need of therapy. If this were just light-hearted fare like It Happened One Night, it would have been more enjoyable. Then again, if modern feminists analyze that one, they'd probably find a lot wrong with the message as well.