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Thin Man, The (1934) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Thin Man, The (1934) a score of 3.2377 out of 4

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eFilmCritic Reviews

About 15 years before his death in 1992, I met Samuel Marx, a cousin of the Marx Brothers who had at one time been head of the story department at MGM. He said that the two things he was most proud of doing during his tenure at the studio were ...read the complete Thin Man movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews

Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)

Beautifully shallow, sophisticated and smart. The Thin Man is pure slapstick noir. ...read the complete Thin Man movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)

Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

William Powell as Nick is witty, urbane and polished with a touch of the common man. He knows how to treat a lady but also seems to have a somewhat violent and mysterious past. ...read the complete Thin Man movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

The print looks very sharp except when the film itself is out of focus and the sound is acceptable. In case the stories blur together in your head, this is the one about the scientist who disappears after his mistress is murdered. Not every actor and ...read the complete Thin Man movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Daily-Reviews (Mike Pinsky)

In The Thin Man, cool means charm. ...read the complete Thin Man movie review at Daily-Reviews (Mike Pinsky)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Not just a classic detective story, but a wonderfully droll screwball comedy featuring one of moviedom's greatest teams: William Powell, Myrna Loy, and, of course, the wire-haired terrier Asta. ...read the complete Thin Man movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

Collector's Corner (Wes Marshall)

Imagine living in the United States in 1934. People had been suffering through the Depression for five years. After 18 dry years, the US citizenry had repealed Prohibition in 1933. Folks wanted to escape the day-to-day hardships of their lives and they ...read the complete Thin Man movie review at Collector's Corner (Wes Marshall)

Jake and Boomer's Classic Movie Reviews (Jake and Boomer)

The Thin Man is a stylish, well crafted comedy mystery. It is a fairly straightfrward mystery. Someone has killed Clyde Wynant's secretary/lover, Julia Wolf, and suspects abound. Did Wynant himself do it? How about Wynant's ex-wife, Mrs. Jorgenson? How ...read the complete Thin Man movie review at Jake and Boomer's Classic Movie Reviews (Jake and Boomer)

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