I have a six month old Scottish Terrier, whose name is Astra after the state motto of Kansas, ad astra per aspera. ”That afternoon I took Asta for a walk, explained to two people that she was a Schnauzer and not a cross between a Scottie and an Irish terrier….” The dog, Skippy, who was cast in the movie was a Wire Fox Terrier. We must not forget the Charles’s dog Asta. The scintillating, amusing conversations are punctuated by Loy’s uptilted nose and impish smile and Powell’s infectious grin as he takes pleasure in toying with his wife’s state of mind. The book is famous for the witty exchanges between Nora and Nick, but the book is somewhat overshadowed by the wonderful repartee between Powell and Loy over the course of the six movies. Those actors are forever Nick and Nora for me. When I decided to reread this classic that spawned six great movies, Nick Charles was of course William Powell, and Nora Charles was of course Myrna Loy. It is almost impossible for me to separate the book from the movies. "She just wanted to show me some French etchings.” "And how about the red-head you wandered off with at Quinns' last night?" "Only you, darling - lanky brunettes with wicked jaws."
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