Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Wordiezett So much average

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

gridoon2018 "When Ladies Meet" is one of those films that show how much the Production Code set the film industry back. In this particular case, it's not the risqué lines that are notable (although there are a few, like "Doesn't anybody here know what beds are for? Or DO you? Or is that the wrong thing to say?"), or the revealing clothes the ladies wear (just a backless dress for Myrna Loy at the start); it's the themes of fidelity, (self-)deception, love and marriage which the film examines in an open and frank way that the Code would soon render beyond reach. And it examines them from the point of view of each character. It's hard to decide who gives the best performance in the excellent cast - Ann Harding is enticing, but I might have to go with Alice Brady, who often steals the show as the "intelligent fool". Yes, there may be "too much talk" in this film, but nearly all of it is intelligent and insightful. The long conversation between Loy and Harding, in the middle of the night, is unlike anything I personally have seen so far in old Hollywood - not a dialogue scene meant to advance the plot or lead to a dramatic confrontation, just a calm, honest talk between two women who reveal their thoughts and feelings. A great - and too-little-known - movie. ***1/2 out of 4.

jacobs-greenwood Excellent dialogue and compelling interpersonal exploration mark this sophisticated pre-code comedy, drama with terrific performances by all the principals in the cast including: Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, Alice Brady, Frank Morgan, even Sterling Holloway (though very briefly & uncredited as a caddy).Directed by Harry Beaumont with a screenplay co-written by John Meehan, the film's Art Direction earned Cedric Gibbons his second Academy Award nomination. When the film was remade in 1941, with Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall, and Spring Byington, Gibbons earned his twelfth Art Direction Oscar nomination.Loy plays a writer who won't marry Montgomery but instead goes off with her married publisher Morgan. Ironically, her latest unpublished work, about a married man and his mistress, is actually a thinly veiled account of her affair with him. In the book, the married man leaves his wife for his mistress and he and the mistress live happily ever after. Montgomery reads the books and says it doesn't ring true. Morgan's married to Harding. Brady plays a mutual friend whose home becomes the place where most of the truths come to light.Loy and Morgan are there for a rendezvous; Montgomery hears of it, and brings Harding to the "party". Loy and Harding have some discussions during which Harding figures out what's going on and Loy becomes fond of her "rival". Montgomery learns that Morgan's intentions, as he suspected, are not entirely honorable. All along, he'd rightly suspected that Morgan was just enjoying Loy's company and "services" with no intention of leaving his wife for her. Harding plays the long suffering wife of a man who strays, yet always accepts him back after he'd had his fun. The initially confident Loy becomes disillusioned.

kidboots .....that you can't help but like. Whether it's her unusual beauty, her sensuous speaking voice, her obvious intelligence - all together she has enormous appeal. She was extremely popular in the early thirties before fans tired of her "stiff upper lip" portrayals and they found favourites with more down to earth appeal. Her best known film is probably "The Animal Kingdom" and the cinema rivalry in that film between Harding and Myrna Loy was such a hit that they were paired again in "When Ladies Meet", a scintillating comedy adapted from Rachel Crothers play.Mary Howard (Myrna Loy) is a best selling author who is seeing a lot of her publisher, Rogers Woodruf - for business purposes!!! Her dizzy friend Bridgit (Alice Brady) tells her she should "go for it" after all his wife is an "awful dub"!! "He's a married man" - "I know, the best ones always are"!! Unbeknownst to everyone they are having a very secret affair. Her new book is very close to her heart - it is about a woman, having an affair with a married man, who wants to confront his wife and have a heart to heart talk - her lover is against it, much the same as her real life situation.Meanwhile, Jimmie Lee (an annoying Robert Montgomery), who spends a lot of his free time proposing to Mary, who rejects him just as frequently, starts spending time with Claire (Ann Harding), Roger Woodruf's wife, who is more darling than dub!!! Knowing that Mary is staying at Bridgit's for the weekend, he "accidentally on purpose" brings Claire for a visit. Even though their friendship is platonic, for a gag, Jimmie suggests they give the impression that they are... .... to make Mary jealous -"I'm dust under her feet - not the cream in her coffee"!!! Claire throws herself into her role with great gusto - "Jimmy-Jimmy, did I leave my handkerchief with you, when we were waiting to be alone!!!"The film only picks up when Ann Harding appears - even though she didn't appear until almost half an hour into the film. MGM was just starting to realise what they had in Myrna Loy. Even though she is the second billed actress - she is the main character. But Ann Harding was a real delight, I agree with some of the other reviewers, she steals the movie with her elegance and sophistication, the scenes between her and Myrna Loy are riveting to watch. The first half hour was pretty "talkie" without much being said. Robert Montgomery, who has never been a favourite of mine, played his usual type, shallow playboy who never seems to have employment (he is supposed to be a reporter and he occasionally mentions deadlines, but never meets them)!!!! Frank Morgan plays Rogers Woodruf, the publisher both women seem to be crazy about. But apart from Alice Brady as balmy Bridgit, together Ann Harding and Myrna Loy wipe everyone else off the screen. The conversations they have "When Ladies Meet" make for essential viewing.Highly Recommended.

Kalaman I had a blast watching this sparkling and affable MGM classic - the first and best adaptation of Crothers' luridly sophisticated play, beautifully shot in black and white with some stylish Cedric Gibbons art direction. Elegant and effervescent, this pre-Code film is a triumph of casting: Myrna Loy, Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Alice Brady, and Frank Morgan all in top form. Loy is surprisingly enjoyable as the lady novelist Mary who is deeply in love with the publisher Rodge (Morgan). I agree Ann Harding steals the show; she never looked beautiful and radiant as the wife of the publisher. Alice Brady is a revelation as the whimsical society matron Bridget. The film sometimes feels too gabby but it is aided by the stars' charisma and a tremendously witty dialogue.