The Thin Man goes Home is the fifth of six in a series that ran for a dozen years featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. Deviating in place and habit "Home" is amazingly fresh for the long running series sticking to the formula of multiple suspects and Charles dissection finale.
Nick and Nora visit his rural hometown, Sycamore Springs to see his parents. His father (Henry Davenport) a doctor has always been slightly disappointed in his son and his life choices. When a murder is literally committed on his doorstep Nick is given the opportunity to impress dad.
Nick embraces sobriety during this wartime film by drinking cider and dealing with the crowded discomfort of travel in this period. The perfectly balanced natural rapport between Loy and Powell remains sharp as ever. Similar styled director, Richard Thorpe replaces "One Take" Woody Van Dyke ably while Lucille Watson, Anne Revere and other scene stealers fill out a relatively benign group of suspects. A worthy addition to the series, flexing the same staying power of this dynamic duo in both different locale and era.
Nick and Nora visit his rural hometown, Sycamore Springs to see his parents. His father (Henry Davenport) a doctor has always been slightly disappointed in his son and his life choices. When a murder is literally committed on his doorstep Nick is given the opportunity to impress dad.
Nick embraces sobriety during this wartime film by drinking cider and dealing with the crowded discomfort of travel in this period. The perfectly balanced natural rapport between Loy and Powell remains sharp as ever. Similar styled director, Richard Thorpe replaces "One Take" Woody Van Dyke ably while Lucille Watson, Anne Revere and other scene stealers fill out a relatively benign group of suspects. A worthy addition to the series, flexing the same staying power of this dynamic duo in both different locale and era.