Another Thin Man (1939)

While retired detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his wife Nora (Myrna Loy) are guests for the weekend at a country estate, their cranky and unpleasant host (C. Aubrey Smith) is found brutally murdered and there are a plethora of suspects. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, this third entry in the THIN MAN franchise is quite fun though the plot seems more convoluted than need be (though the murderer is fairly easy to figure out). Powell and Loy had the most fantastic chemistry, not even Tracy and Hepburn could touch them especially in the THIN MAN series. The film's casual attitude toward murder may be somewhat unsettling at times (there's a moment when Powell suspects someone is in danger but he doesn't do anything to stop it). The witty banter and elegant camaraderie between Powell and Loy (and that scene stealing Asta) goes a long way in overlooking the film's flaws. The supporting cast includes Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger, Marjorie Main, Patric Knowles, Ruth Hussey, Sheldon Leonard, Harry Bellaver, Tom Neal and Nat Pendleton.