The first Thin Man movie came out in 1934. This movie came out in 1935 and is basically another Thin Man, just different character names. Ginger Rogers is good as the woman in love with Powell's character since she was ten and yes they end up married. You sure can tell this is a movie before cigarettes where a no no, Ginger smokes like a chimney in this film. There is the usual scene where they are looking for a girl who has disappeared. There is the hood who thinks Powell has something on him so he cooperates, reluctantly, with the investigation, after Powell gets him to turn over some incriminating letters from a friend. William Powell is William Powell. He is excellent as the lawyer/detective with a penchant for booze and crime just like in the Thin Man movies. The chemistry between Powell and Rogers is pretty good but not as entertaining as Powell and Loy in the Thin Man shows. This movie is a decent one if a rip off of the Thin Man.
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