"ANOTHER THIN MAN."
ST. JAMES' CHANGE TO-NIGHT. Suave William I'owoll, making his first .sci rni appearance for nearly two years, is again co-starred with popular Myrna Lny in "Another Thin Man," latest of the Dai-hiell Hammctt comedy-melodramas filmed. By all accounts as entertaining, if not more so, than the previoJis "Thin Man" films, the new picture will open a season at the St. James' Theatre tonight. Pictures of this series have set a new standard for movie entertainment, with chills, thrills and laughs skilfully blended in a fast-moving screen play punctuated by ultra-smart dialogue. Powell and Miss Loy have few peers in this type of work, and they put across another choice selection of wisecracks in the new film. Of course, Asia the pup is again prominent, and does hls best to steal every scene in which he appears. The story is a complicated one, 50 intricate, indeed, that tiie hero iiimsolf not clear it up absoluteiy at the end. Two murders, some rough-and-tumbl? tights and a good number of false cluk» keep the tempo brisk throughout. Virgiuia Orey, Otto Kruger. Aubrey Smith and Ruth Hussey are featured in the supporting cast.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 102, 1 May 1940, Page 13
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