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1934 |
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CRIME
SERIES
THRILLER
COMEDY
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BW |
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| Length: |
93 |
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Private detective Nick Charles (William Powell, pictured left), retired and married to the wealthy Nora (Myrna Loy, pictured right), is coaxed by his wife into finding a missing inventor (Edward Ellis).
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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William Powell and Myrna Loy were at their stylish best in the first of this popular and much-imitated series of six thrillers, which struck a responsive chord with Depression-weary audiences. Their hedonistic, hard-drinking, extravagant way of life seemed the last word in sophistication.
Now, the defects of the film are obvious - overlong exposition and an insubstantial plot - but the two leading performances (three if you include Asta, the wire-haired terrier) still sparkle, as does most of the repartee.
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, Myrna Loy 