" The Thin Man." At the Empire The Thin Man
is produced with remarkable efficiency ; scene flows into scene with never a dawdling moment—except when Nick, the amateur detective (William Powell), is pouring out endless drinks for his wife and himself. Indeed, the story is at times almost drowned in gin, and, although Mr. Powell remains very gentlemanly through it all, this aspect of the film struck me as excessively tedious. Also, the suspects are so uniformly repellent that the problem of who killed the scientist's mistress never seems very important. However, the picture offers some brisk glimpses of American police work, a number of those vivid minor character sketches which Hollywood always does well, a neat performance by a fox- terrier, and an attractive performance by Miss Myrna Loy aa Nick's wife. She and Mr. Powell are a well-matched pair ; when they next appear together I shall hope for an equally skilful production, a less involved story, and not nearly. so
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