Mordsache Dünner Mann (1934)

Mordsache Dünner Mann: Directed by W.S. Van Dyke. With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan, Nat Pendleton. Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.

“As other reviewers have indicated this is a cute romantic mystery. Nick u0026amp; Nora Charles broke new ground with their love bickering. The film is a nice break from the more typical hardboiled detectives of the 20u0026#39;s, 30u0026#39;s and 40u0026#39;s. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI think Nora (Myrna Loy) was at her best in this film. She is beautiful. Her cute nose, which as she aged grew less and less cute, and short dark hair came off as very sexy. This is the only film in which her desire to see Nick work as a detective came off as genuine. In the later films it seemed to be a little to scripted. I think my favorite scene is when Joe Morelli broke into Nick and Norau0026#39;s bedroom. In order to keep Nora from getting shot Nick punches Nora in the jaw to knock her out of the line of fire. As a married man I can tell you Nick got to do what most men wish they could do at some point in time. (jk). Nora takes it like a champ. Instead being upset at Nick sheu0026#39;s upset that she missed the action while she was dazed on the floor.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile not my favorite THIN MAN movie overall I do think it has the best romantic sparring between Nick and Nora. The plot is pretty good and the story moves at a good pace. If youu0026#39;re not familiar with that many 1930u0026#39;s films youu0026#39;ll get a kick out of the 30u0026#39;s lingo, especially some of the womens lingo, in the film. I donu0026#39;t know if recreational drinking was ever as carefree as it is with Nick but it doesnu0026#39;t come off as hokey and is quite funny.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe best thing about the film is the relationship between Nick and Nora. I wish there were more directors like Van Dyke around today. He, without lengthy dialogue scenes, was able to capture the love Nick and Nora had for eachother. He also kept the pace moving. He was able to deliver in a hour and a half what most directors spend 2 to 3 hours trying to do and not succeeding as well as he does.”