I'd been told this was a great movie, and I finally got the chance to watch it.
An older gentleman disappears, and he becomes the suspect in a murder. Not everyone believes it, especially his daughter. She wants a retired detective, Nick Charles, to look into the case, but he resists. Unfortunately, no matter how many times he tells people he isn't on the case, the case won't leave him alone.
I won't say too much more about it, because it was pretty complex. The end was pretty neat with a wonderful meal prepared for all the suspects, and Nick bluffing his way through what happened to reveal the real killer.
This movie was pretty good. I liked the mystery. The original story was written by the same author who wrote The Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett. I also want to shout out Asta, the fearless guard dog of Nick. In real life, the dog's name was Skippy, and he was also a star in one of my other favorite older movies: Bringing Up Baby (George).
I had a good time with this one. There are five more movies featuring the "thin man" (even though the thin man was supposed to refer to the original victim, people got confused so they just ran with it). I did laugh out loud at one part. I've tried to warn these characters over and over - never try to blackmail someone willing to commit murder. It was just the way he died that cracked me up. Anyway, the chemistry between Nick and Nora was sweet, and I'd like to watch more of these movies. Good Movie!
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