Review of Song of the Thin Man (1947) by Art S — 23 Sep 2015
Sixth and final film in the wonderful Thin Man series starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. They are a loving married couple with a young son (Dean Stockwell, here) and a feisty terrier Asta.
Nick used to work for the police but he married rich and now he's a private detective on the side. He knows a lot of thugs and he's friendly with them - sometimes they help him solve the crimes.
He drinks a lot and be counted on for a clever quip, often about booze (double entendres, of course). She is a bit of an airhead but sensible and can be counted on to stumble into clues. Here they get involved with a jazz bandleader's murder and there's a lot of hepcat bebop slang (delivered by Keenan Wynn) that falls pretty flat (all of the band members are white which doesn't quite seem like reality).
As usual, there are a lot of suspects (including Gloria Grahame for one) and Nick makes one of them confess at the end. Not the best of the series but the stars' chemistry is still there.
This review of Song of the Thin Man (1947) was written by Art S on 23 Sep 2015.
Song of the Thin Man has generally received positive reviews.
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