Charles Lederer (1) (1906–1976)

2022

A film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy (MGM, 1940).

After a blow on the head, an upstanding citizen remembers he's a conman with amnesia.

C+ (Okay).

It's cute, but feels long. Myrna Loy is barely in it.

(Oct. 2022)

A gold digger is followed on an ocean liner by a private detective.

3/4 (Good).

It's a weird movie that rarely makes safe choices. Not everything works, but it's always big and colorful, and never boring.

(Jun. 2022)

A middle-aged scientist's monkey discovers a drug that makes people behave like teenagers.

3/4 (Good).

If you can get past its remarkable implausibility, it's a pretty good premise for a comedy, and they have quite a bit of fun with it. There should have been more movies that let Ginger Rogers be a ham.

(Feb. 2022)