tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post6592727444693972456..comments2024-03-27T08:51:52.335-04:00Comments on The Bloody Pit of Horror: Brides of Fu Manchu, The (1966)The Bloody Pit of Horrorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04419921450872885649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post-86218260388135545462015-06-27T21:18:04.326-04:002015-06-27T21:18:04.326-04:00I found this bit of trivia about Loy's recolle...I found this bit of trivia about Loy's recollections about her role in Mask: "According to the book "The Films of Myrna Loy" by Lawrence J. Quirk: 'She recalls that she and Karloff decided between themselves that the only intelligent way that this movie could possibly be played was subtly tongue-in-cheek.'"The Bloody Pit of Horrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419921450872885649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post-59964469303263864902015-06-27T17:11:07.158-04:002015-06-27T17:11:07.158-04:00Hm. Now I'm wondering whether it wasn't My...Hm. Now I'm wondering whether it wasn't Myrna Loy who complained after filming the Karloff Fu Manchu movie? Aaargh, spotty memory..!!!Piotr W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post-18204845786988917372015-06-27T00:05:30.467-04:002015-06-27T00:05:30.467-04:00I'm not entirely sure. I do remember reading t...I'm not entirely sure. I do remember reading that she thought she wasn't given enough to do in these films and that her role was too one-dimensional (limited to sneering / looking evil, etc). She has a neat little Hollywood story though, making a big comeback in The Joy Luck Club in 1993 after having been absent from from films for over 20 years.The Bloody Pit of Horrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419921450872885649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post-41863144587360766382015-06-25T17:29:35.220-04:002015-06-25T17:29:35.220-04:00I think I've read that the actress playing Fu ...I think I've read that the actress playing Fu Manchu's daughter complained about the movie, saying it turned out to be too sadistic for her taste... or am I confused and this relates to another Fu Manchu movie?Piotr W.noreply@blogger.com