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Thin Man Goes Home, The (1945) Rank 5 Reviews
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In this fifth installment of the Thin Man series, the Charleses leave New York for some rest and relaxation at Nick’s parents’ home in the small town of Sycamore Springs (boo!) but leave precious little Nick Jr. at boarding school (yay!). Coming a ...read the complete Thin Man Goes Home movie review at filmcritic.com
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
This time, Nick and Nora Charles solve a series of murders while visiting home. A step down from previous entries (the trademark fast, witty dialogue is a little less fast and a little less witty, and the mystery is a little less complicated), but still ...read the complete Thin Man Goes Home movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)
directed by Richard Thorpe
USA 1945
The fifth Dashiell Hammett husband-and-wife, Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy), urban private detective team film in the successful "Thin Man" series is another good one--retaining their ...read the complete Thin Man Goes Home movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"The Nick and Nora Charles crime formula story works even in the sticks."
Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz
The fifth Dashiell Hammett husband-and-wife, Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy), urban private detective team film in the ...read the complete Thin Man Goes Home movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
t's not a great formula, but they execute it so nicely. You get to encounter the danger without actually feeling it. Myrna Loy is in particularly caustic form as she begins to show her years, and William Powell hides his under a high school gym suit that ...read the complete Thin Man Goes Home movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)
More in keeping with a classic British mystery ...read the complete Thin Man Goes Home movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)
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DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
By the time The Thin Man Goes Home rolled around, the series was beginning to feel pretty thin itself. ...read the complete Thin Man Goes Home movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
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by Bobby Underwood "... on May 25, 2007
Nick and Nora are off to Nick's parents in Sycamore Springs in this fun outing for our favorite mystery duo. Nick has taken to apple cider in anticipation of his birthday visit hoping for a pat on the back from his disapproving dad, who wanted Nick to ...
by James McDonald "F... on September 14, 2006
W.S. Van Dyke, director of the first four "Thin Man" films committed suicide, February 5, 1943 at the age of 53.
Richard Thorpe is the director of this fifth film in the series.
Our mystery sleuths, Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) have ...
by H. Bala "Me Too C... on July 31, 2006
10 years later, Nick and Nora Charles (and Asta) are back for a delightful fifth installment in the Thin Man series. This time, on Nick's birthday, the Charles are visiting Nick's parents in the rural, small town of Sycamore Springs. But all is not well ...
by Judy Inman on December 08, 2002
Trying to choose a favorite episode in the most sophisticated detective spoof of all time is like trying to choose your favorite child! It's almost impossible for there's always something special about each one that tugs at your heart! So it is with The ...
by Belize Traveller on August 31, 2002
The original The Thin May may be more sophisticated, but The Thin Man Goes Home is arguably the most enjoyable of all the Thin Man movies. The homey, comfortable setting, at Nick's parents' home in the small town of Sycamore Springs, is charming. Nick, ...
by Rosella Ann Myle... on August 31, 2001
This is my favorite film ...
by Byron Kolln on December 05, 2009
Nick: "A couple of weeks on this cider and I'll be a new man".
Nora: "I sort of like the old one".
Nick: "Why, darling, that's the nicest thing you've said to me since the time I got my head caught in that cuspidor at the Waldorf".
The fifth entry in ...
by Craig Connell on June 04, 2009
This is a very pleasant entry into "The Thin Man" series. I found it much less aggravating than the other stories simply because of the drinking and smoking factor, which was always overdone in this series despite the great writing and acting talents of ...
by feel good movies on November 01, 2008
I love the old thin man movies and this is one of the best!! William Powell was a great actor and so was Myrna Loy. This is a good movie to curl up to on a cold night. Loved ...
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