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Title: Nick without Nora or Asta
Review: This is a delightful film for fans of William Powell and the Thin Man series. In this outing, he is Philo Vance, a different sleuth, but with all of the Nick Charles charm. His leading lady is the stunningly beautiful Mary Astor, of Maltese Falcon fame. This movie has everything fans of 30's movies love: trains, ocean liners, gorgeous gowns and interiors, men in hats. Vance even has a doggie sidekick, a plucky Scottie. The locked-room problem is gotten out of the way fairly early, so it is more matter of determining which moustachioed, hat-wearing character did the deed. Truthfully, the plot of The Kennel Murder Case is more plausible than that of the original Thin Man. Highly enjoyable, and the source print for this DVD was surprisingly good.
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