Myrna Loy's last great theatrical film role comes in this comedy starring Ali McGraw and Alan King. This the story of a girl Friday mistress and her campaign
to make it legal with her boss.
King's role is a combination of William Randolph Hearst and Louis B. Mayer and like them he's the head of a communications/entertainment conglomerate which he rules by fear and intimidation. His normal conversational tone is a soft bellow. His assistant and mistress is Ali McGraw ho if she can't make it legal would like to get out from under.
The problem is King Already has a wife, the beautiful but fragile Dina Merrill. So like Marion Davies she has to be content with being a rather public mistress. But McGraw is running out of patience.
Loy is King's ever so efficient secretary and keeper of the keys to his kingdom. During her years at MGM Loy had the perfect role model. Ida Koverman was Louis B. Mayer's secretary and she functioned the same way that Loy does vis a vis King.
As for King the tantrums he throws are the stuff that made Louis B. Mayer a legend among the moguls. He certainly had Myrna there to give him pointers.
King and McGraw are a well matched pair of leads. Sidney Lumet got some great performances out of all the cast he assembled.
Best scene: McGraw encountering King at Bergdorf-Goodman's. Can't say more this has to be seen.
Just Tell Me What You Want, one great comedy.
King's role is a combination of William Randolph Hearst and Louis B. Mayer and like them he's the head of a communications/entertainment conglomerate which he rules by fear and intimidation. His normal conversational tone is a soft bellow. His assistant and mistress is Ali McGraw ho if she can't make it legal would like to get out from under.
The problem is King Already has a wife, the beautiful but fragile Dina Merrill. So like Marion Davies she has to be content with being a rather public mistress. But McGraw is running out of patience.
Loy is King's ever so efficient secretary and keeper of the keys to his kingdom. During her years at MGM Loy had the perfect role model. Ida Koverman was Louis B. Mayer's secretary and she functioned the same way that Loy does vis a vis King.
As for King the tantrums he throws are the stuff that made Louis B. Mayer a legend among the moguls. He certainly had Myrna there to give him pointers.
King and McGraw are a well matched pair of leads. Sidney Lumet got some great performances out of all the cast he assembled.
Best scene: McGraw encountering King at Bergdorf-Goodman's. Can't say more this has to be seen.
Just Tell Me What You Want, one great comedy.