Another Thin Man
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett based on an original story by Dashiell Hammett
1939/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing; Netflix rental
[box] Nora Charles: How did you find me here?
Nick Charles: I saw a great group of men standing around a table. I knew there was only one woman in the world who could attract men like that. A woman with a lot of money.[/box]
The third installment in the “Thin Man” series had me grinning from beginning to end.
An embezzler (Sheldon Leonard) has threatened Col. MacFay (C. Aubrey Smith) with murder. MacFay calls on retired detective Nick Charles (William Powell) to protect him. Charles is married to MacFay’s deceased partner’s daughter Nora (Myrna Loy). The Charleses go out to MacFay’s Long Island estate with their baby and Asta in tow. MacFay is rather swiftly murdered, Nick is the next recipient of threats, and the couple go into high gear on the investigation. With Virginia Gray as MacFay’s daughter, Ruth Hussey as a nanny, and Otto Kruger as the D.A.
A new baby does nothing to cramp Nick and Nora’s style or curb their drinking. The murder mystery solution comes out of nowhere but getting there is enormous fun. I especially liked Otto Kruger as the DA who accuses first and asks questions later. I enjoyed this nearly as much as The Thin Man.
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