Although I was never a big fan of the Thin Man films the way so many were, I have to admit that Loy and Powell carry the film with abundant charm, whether sober or drunk (or just feeling high as they line up the drinks), but apparently its pat formula was so successful that it was repeated in film after film, so much so that it's hard to tell the other "Thin Man" titles apart.
For a film that was shot in eleven days on a modest budget, it certainly did well at the box-office and ensured that there would be many more Nick and Nora adventures to follow. All the successful ingredients are here--a cast of suspicious characters, each with a motive, and an assembly of first rate talent to support the shenanigans of Loy and Powell--MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN (as the daughter of the missing inventor), NAT PENDLETON (as a detective), CESAR ROMERO (as a playboy), EDWARD ELLIS, blonde MINNA GOMBELL (years later, a nurse in "The Snake Pit"), and PORTER HALL.
As usual, the comedic elements are stressed more than the mystery about the disappearance of a well-known inventor, but fans of the series probably preferred it that way due to the deft sophistication and debonair wit of one of the screen's most classic couples.
For a film that was shot in eleven days on a modest budget, it certainly did well at the box-office and ensured that there would be many more Nick and Nora adventures to follow. All the successful ingredients are here--a cast of suspicious characters, each with a motive, and an assembly of first rate talent to support the shenanigans of Loy and Powell--MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN (as the daughter of the missing inventor), NAT PENDLETON (as a detective), CESAR ROMERO (as a playboy), EDWARD ELLIS, blonde MINNA GOMBELL (years later, a nurse in "The Snake Pit"), and PORTER HALL.
As usual, the comedic elements are stressed more than the mystery about the disappearance of a well-known inventor, but fans of the series probably preferred it that way due to the deft sophistication and debonair wit of one of the screen's most classic couples.