I've pretty much enjoyed William Powell in all his films, and I can say the same for Jean Arthur (well, except for "A Foreign Affair"). So I sat down to enjoy this film. And it wasn't bad, but I kept thinking how much better it would have been with Myrna Loy as another in the Thin Man series. Powell was very good here. So was Arthur. But together they were not what Powell and Loy were.
But that isn't even my biggest complaint about this film. This is one of those films where a coincidence with clues happens just a little too often, and, that always bothers me with a mystery.
Nevertheless, if you wade through the first two-thirds of the film, the last third -- when the pieces of the murder puzzle began to fall into place -- it gets more interesting. However, the very final scene is dopey.
If you're a fan of old movies, you'll recognize quite a few of the faces here, though you probably won't remember their names...except for James Gleason, who always seems best as a plain clothes policeman.
This not a bad movie, but also not one you're likely to obtain for your DVD shelf. But, it's worth watching...once.
But that isn't even my biggest complaint about this film. This is one of those films where a coincidence with clues happens just a little too often, and, that always bothers me with a mystery.
Nevertheless, if you wade through the first two-thirds of the film, the last third -- when the pieces of the murder puzzle began to fall into place -- it gets more interesting. However, the very final scene is dopey.
If you're a fan of old movies, you'll recognize quite a few of the faces here, though you probably won't remember their names...except for James Gleason, who always seems best as a plain clothes policeman.
This not a bad movie, but also not one you're likely to obtain for your DVD shelf. But, it's worth watching...once.