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January 1945 (USA)
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Nick and Nora go on holiday, and end up involved in a murder. full summary | full synopsis
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A delightful - and sober - Nick Charles returns to his hometown
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Powell | ... | Nick Charles | |
| Myrna Loy | ... | Nora Charles | |
| Lucile Watson | ... | Mrs. Charles | |
| Gloria DeHaven | ... | Laura Ronson (as Gloria De Haven) | |
| Anne Revere | ... | Crazy Mary | |
| Helen Vinson | ... | Helena Draque | |
| Harry Davenport | ... | Dr. Bertram Charles | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Edgar Draque | |
| Donald Meek | ... | Willie Crump | |
| Edward Brophy | ... | Brogan | |
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | Dr. Bruce Clayworth | |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | ... | Hilda (as Anita Bolster) | |
| Ralph Brooks | ... | Peter Berton | |
| Donald MacBride | ... | Police Chief MacGregor | |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Willoughby |
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100 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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This movie was to begin production in 1942, but Myrna Loy refused the part. Instead, she went to New York to marry car rental heir John Hertz, Jr., and worked for the Red Cross war-relief effort. The movie almost began shooting with Irene Dunne as Nora Charles.
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Factual errors: The "Japanese Sniper Rifle" that is used to commit the murder is actually a British Light Machinegun, the Bren. A Czechoslovakian design with .303 Caliber Rifle bullets that, needless to say, still could have done the job.
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Nicholas 'Nick' Charles:
Right there was the little old schoolhouse.
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Nicholas 'Nick' Charles: Once on Halloween I burned it down - slightly.
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Nicholas 'Nick' Charles: Once on Halloween I burned it down - slightly.
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Featured in Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (1991) (TV)
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Deep In The Heart Of Texas
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It's 1945, the trains are packed with people, Asta doesn't remain hidden under Nora's fur coat so Nick, Nora and Asta end up in the baggage car as they travel to Nick's home town. And Nick is drinking only cider - his father never approved of drink. Thus begins, "The Thin Man Goes Home," made as the war was ending and a lot of people whose lives had changed were thinking about going home.
Nick, it turns out, has an uneasy relationship with his doctor dad because he himself never became a doctor. When the inevitable mystery arises around a murder, Nora wants Nick to solve it to impress his dad.
The fact is, the scripts of "The Thin Man" series never mattered. It was always the acting and interaction of William Powell and Myrna Loy, and here, as usual, they're great - loving, flippant, and funny. Since Nick is always falling on the floor or getting hit on the head, it's hard for anyone to believe he's sober. At a charity dance, in order to do some investigating, he gives his dance tickets to a sailor and Nora becomes his partner. The dance scene is hilarious as the sailor tosses Nora all over the place and swings her around with the kind of maneuvers you see in pair figure skating.
The war is still on so the story involves espionage. A very young Gloria de Haven does nicely as a self-consciously over-dramatic young woman; Harry Davenport and Lucile Watson are great as Nick's parents; and the later blacklisted Anne Revere does a fine job as Crazy Mary.
William Powell could read the phone book with class and humor; Loy looks beautiful and their teamwork has never been better. Highly recommended.