Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice
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Directed by	William K. Howard
Produced by	John W. Considine, Jr
Written by	Lenore J. Coffee Uncredited: Howard Emmett Rogers (adaptation)
Based on	Evelyn Prentice (novel) by W. E. Woodward
Starring	William Powell Myrna Loy
Music by	R. H. Bassett
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	Frank E. Hull
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	November 9, 1934 (1934-11-09) (U.S.)
Running time	78-80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$498,000 (est.)
Box office	$1,166,000 (worldwide est.)

Evelyn Prentice is a 1934 film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. and featuring Una Merkel and Rosalind Russell in her film debut. The movie was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by W. E. Woodward.

The neglected wife of an attorney begins a flirtation with another man, who turns out to be a gigolo. After it appears that she shot him when he attempted to blackmail her, another woman is charged with the crime.

Cast

• William Powell as John Prentice
• Myrna Loy as Evelyn Prentice
• Una Merkel as Amy Drexel
• Rosalind Russell as Mrs. Nancy Harrison
• Isabel Jewell as Judith Wilson
• Harvey Stephens as Lawrence Kennard
• Edward Brophy as Eddie Delaney
• Henry Wadsworth as Chester Wylie
• Cora Sue Collins as Dorothy Prentice
• Frank Conroy as District Attorney Farley
• Jessie Ralph as Mrs. Blake

Box office

The film grossed a total (domestic and foreign) of $1,166,000: $700,000 from the US and Canada and $466,000 elsewhere. It made a profit of $244,000.

External links

• Evelyn Prentice at the TCM Movie Database
• Evelyn Prentice at IMDb
• Evelyn Prentice at AllMovie