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The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
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Release Date: Jun 1, 1945 Wide

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This fifth entry in MGM's off-and-on "Thin Man" series maintains the high production and story values of the first four. Per the title, retired private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) pays a visit to his home town of Sycamore Springs, with wife Nora (Myrna Loy) in tow. Poor Nick is amusingly browbeaten by his parents (Harry Davenport and Lucile Watson), who wanted their boy to study medicine, is frustrated by the fact that there isn't a good stiff drink to be had in town, and is

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Richard Thorpe

Written By: Harry Kurnitz, Robert Riskin, Dwight Taylor

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1945 Wide

On DVD: Aug 2, 2005

MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

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Cast

William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Lucile Watson
Mrs. Charles
Gloria de Haven
Laura Ronson
Anne Revere
Crazy Mary
Harry Davenport
Dr. Bertram Charles
Edward S. Brophy
Brogan
Helen Vinson
Helena Draque
Leon Ames
Edgar Draque
Donald Meek
Willie Crump
Lloyd Corrigan
Bruce Clayworth
Anita Bolster
Hilda
Ralph Brooke
Peter Berton
Donald MacBride
Chief MacGregory
Jean Acker
Tart
Morris Ankrum
Willoughby
Irving Bacon
Tom the Proprietor
Oliver Blake
Reporter
Dick Botiller
Big Man's Companion
Ralph Brooks
Tom Burton
Lucille Brown
Skating Act
Wally Cassell
Bill Burns
Nora Cecil
Miss Peavy
Chester Clute
Drunk
Clancy Cooper
Butcher
Thomas P. Dillon
Helen Eby-Rock
Sarah Edwards
Rex Evans
Fat man
Tom Fadden
Edward Gargan
Mickey
Connie Gilchrist
Woman with baby
Sol (Saul) Gorss
Bartender
Charles Halton
Tatum
Harry Hayden
Conductor
Arthur Hohl
Charlie
Robert E. Homans
Railroad Clerk
Frank Jaquet
Train Passenger
Paul Langton
Tom Clayworth
Mitchell Lewis
Mike Mazurki
Man
Etta McDaniel
Ronson's Maid
Catherine McLeod
Montage Shot Daughter
Clarence Muse
Porter
Robert E. O'Connor
Baggage Man
Garry Owen
Pool Player
Lee Phelps
Cop
Virginia Sale
Tom's Wife
Ray Teal
Man
Anthony Warde
Captain
Minor Watson
Sam Ronson
John Wengraf
Big Man
Don Wilson
Masseur
Marjorie Wood
Montage Shot Mother
Joe Yule
Barber
Joseph J. Greene
Tom Dugan
Slugs
Jane Green
Housekeeper
William Hunter
Officer
Bert May
Sailor
Bill Smith
Skating Man
Gloria Dehaven

Critic Reviews for The Thin Man Goes Home

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3) | DVD (4)

More in keeping with a classic British mystery

August 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Chris Barsanti

Filmcritic.com

By the time The Thin Man Goes Home rolled around, the series was beginning to feel pretty thin itself.

July 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

If the fourth film was formulaic, the fifth one is positively fluff. (The Complete Thin Man Collection)

July 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

The Nick and Nora Charles crime formula story works even in the sticks.

June 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Sort of the Thin Man series meets the Andy Hardy series. Good studio fun. "Nick, you have to do something... and that's not it!"

July 5, 2007

Bob Stinson

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Another good, fun, and humorous sequel to the Thin Man.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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