The Thin Man 1934

Mordaunt Hall, New York Times: An excellent combination of comedy and excitement. Read more

Don Druker, Chicago Reader: One of the most popular comedies ever made. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Thin Man was one of the most popular films of 1934, inspired five sequels, and was nominated for four Oscars (best picture, actor, direction and screenplay). Yet it was made as an inexpensive B-picture. Read more

Tom Milne, Time Out: What enchants, really, is the relationship between Nick and Nora as they live an eternal cocktail hour, bewailing hangovers that only another little drink will cure, in a marvellous blend of marital familiarity and constant courtship. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The Thin Man was an entertaining novel, and now it's an entertaining picture. Read more