Harry Kurnitz has fashioned the story with a good deal of ingenuity, using the characters of the private detective and his wife, as created in the original yarn by Dashiell Hammett.
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Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Not entirely a pale shadow, but definitely fading. [12 Jan 2012, p.36]
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TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
The fourth THIN MAN film isn't nearly as good as the first ones, but it has its own rewards, thanks to the inimitable by-play of Powell and Loy.
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The New YorkerPauline Kael
The New YorkerPauline Kael
Hardly even a shadow; Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta go through their paces for the fourth time, but the jauntiness is gone.