The Thin Man Goes Home

1944
Approved
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

6.4K

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Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta in The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

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Film Noir Screwball Comedy Comedy Crime Mystery

Nick, a private detective, visits his hometown with wife Nora. Locals believe he's investigating a case. When someone is murdered on his doorstep, Nick gets embroiled in solving the crime de... Read allNick, a private detective, visits his hometown with wife Nora. Locals believe he's investigating a case. When someone is murdered on his doorstep, Nick gets embroiled in solving the crime despite intending a vacation.Nick, a private detective, visits his hometown with wife Nora. Locals believe he's investigating a case. When someone is murdered on his doorstep, Nick gets embroiled in solving the crime despite intending a vacation.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

6.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This movie was to begin production in 1942, but Myrna Loy refused the part. Instead, she went to New York where she married car rental heir John Hertz Jr. and worked for the Red Cross war-relief effort. The movie almost began shooting with actress Irene Dunne as Nora Charles.

Goofs
It has been said that the rifle in the film was a Bren gun and not a Japanese weapon. However, the Nambu machine gun looks very much like a Bren gun. The stock is the most easily spotted give-away. The Bren gun's stock come straight back from behind the pistol grip right behind the trigger guard, while the Nambu's stock has a slight drop to it, right behind the pistol grip. The gun in this film is, in fact, a Japanese Nambu machine gun.

Quotes
Brogan: Well, cut off my legs and call me Shorty.

Connections
Featured in Twenty Years After (1944)

Soundtracks
Happy Birthday to You
(uncredited)
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
Sung a cappella by Lucile Watson and Harry Davenport

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7/10

Nick and Nora are back yet again! *1/2 out of ***

Generally the Fourth Sequel to nearly anything would be considered Garbage and You'd think that the Producers had milked the cash cow once too often...BUT 'The Thin Man goes home' the Fourth Sequel and penultimate Film in the Enjoyable MGM Series which ran from 1934-1947 is FAR better than you could really hope for.

Nick (William Powell) & Nora (Myrna Loy) catch a Train to see Nick's Parents merely for a Vacation, but everybody in the Small town are led to believe that Nick is on a Case... He Isn't...Well, Not until a Young man drops dead on his Parents doorstep from a Gunshot Wound -

'The Thin Man goes home' despite being 65 Years old now, doesn't feel anywhere near as dated as many other Films from the Era, There is plenty of Witty lines that are still Funny today and the Sparkling Chemistry between Powell & Loy is a joy to watch.

***1/2 out of *****