Monday, June 29, 2009

'The Thin Man'

Did not recognize the great Cesar Romero without his purple suit and white make-up.

This is a really good film. Particularly because of Myrna Loy and William Powell as Nick and Nora. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought the two were married themselves or had been together for 25 years. Their chemistry is electric. It jumps off the screen. It gets to the point that you wish the two had more scenes together.

It's part humor, but there seems to be a genuine love for each other. When Nora worries about Nick, you really feel that Myrna wishes Williams would just stay home and be safe.

Reading more about Powell, he was a really great actor getting three Best Actor nods from the Academy, but, alas, never winning. He also got to do dirty stuff to not only Jean Harlow, but Carole Lombard.

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