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The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. It is the fifth installment in the Thin Man film series starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Dashiell Hammett's dapper ex-private detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora. The supporting cast includes Lucile Watson, Gloria DeHaven, Anne Revere, Helen Vinson, Harry Davenport, Leon Ames, Donald Meek, and Edward Brophy. It was the first entry in the Thin Man series not directed by W. S. Van Dyke, who had died in 1943.
Nick and Nora Charles, along with their dog Asta, travel to Nick's small hometown of Sycamore Springs, in New England, to visit his parents and celebrate his birthday. Nora learns of Nick's strained relationship with his father, Dr. Bertram Charles, who is disappointed that his son has not followed in his footsteps as a doctor. In order to impress Bertram, Nora encourages Nick to find a crime to solve in Sycamore Springs. Despite Nick's repeated denials, rumors begin to circulate across town that he is visiting Sycamore Springs to investigate a case, alarming some of the residents—especially Edgar Draque, who tells his wife Helena that they must leave town immediately after acquiring a particular painting by local artist Peter Berton.
Nora buys the Berton painting in Willie Crump's store as a birthday present for Nick, believing that the windmill in the painting holds sentimental value to him. That night, Berton arrives at the Charles' doorstep and is about to confess something to Nick when he is shot dead. An old childhood friend, Dr. Bruce Clayworth, performs the autopsy and extracts a handgun bullet. Nick investigates Berton's residence in an auto camp, discovering that Berton had a fight with someone the other night, presumably over Laurabel Ronson, banking tycoon Sam Ronson's daughter and Tom Clayworth's girlfriend. While searching Berton's room for clues, Nick is knocked unconscious by Crazy Mary, a local eccentric.
The next morning, Nora shows Nick the painting she bought for his birthday, but he tells her that the windmill brings back unpleasant memories for him, so his mother donates it to the upcoming charity bazaar. Nick continues his investigation with a visit to the Ronsons, where Laurabel claims not to know anything about Berton's fight, but Nick upsets her by pointing out that her father objected to her seeing Berton. R.T. Tatum, one of Ronson's employees, threatens to hinder Bertram's plans to build a hospital if Nick does not drop his investigation, but Bertram rebuffs his threats.
Nick discovers that Crazy Mary is Berton's mother; she gave her son up for adoption when he was a child, and he never knew she was his mother. After Edgar offers Nora $500 for the Berton painting, Nora takes Nick to the bazaar at the local hotel, realizing that the painting must be valuable. There, Nick and Nora learn from Crump that Helena bought the painting and that Ronson is among the many people who have been after it. Entering Helena's hotel room, Nick finds that she has been knocked unconscious and that the painting has disappeared. On a hunch, Nick and Nora go to Crazy Mary's shack, where they find her murdered, though Asta uncovers the hidden painting.
Nick has the police gather all the suspects at his parents' house. Using his father's fluoroscope, Nick reveals that each of Berton's five paintings conceals blueprints for a top-secret aircraft propeller manufactured by a company owned by Ronson. Berton was the illegitimate son of Ronson's playboy brother, who ran off with housemaid Crazy Mary to Boston, but died before they could get married. When Berton came of age, Ronson took him back to Sycamore Springs and gave him a job in his plant, but Berton became embroiled in a racket to copy some propeller designs.
The previous night, after stealing the painting from Helena, Ronson took it to Crazy Mary's shack, as she wanted to destroy the evidence against Berton, but she was already dead. After exposing Edgar's involvement in a scheme to sell the blueprints to foreign interests, Nick explains that Berton was killed with a Japanese sniper rifle equipped with a silencer, which belongs to Dr. Clayworth's brother Tom. Nick then accuses Clayworth of switching bullets at Berton's autopsy. Clayworth, who had introduced Edgar to Berton, killed Berton before he could confess everything to Nick, and also killed Crazy Mary.
Clayworth grabs the rifle and points it at Nick, expressing his hatred for Nick for always being better than him in their youth, only to find that Nick had removed the firing pin as a precaution. The police arrest Clayworth, and Bertram congratulates Nick.
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The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. It is the fifth installment in the Thin Man film series starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Dashiell Hammett's dapper ex-private detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora. The supporting cast includes Lucile Watson, Gloria DeHaven, Anne Revere, Helen Vinson, Harry Davenport, Leon Ames, Donald Meek, and Edward Brophy. It was the first entry in the Thin Man series not directed by W. S. Van Dyke, who had died in 1943.
Nick and Nora Charles, along with their dog Asta, travel to Nick's small hometown of Sycamore Springs, in New England, to visit his parents and celebrate his birthday. Nora learns of Nick's strained relationship with his father, Dr. Bertram Charles, who is disappointed that his son has not followed in his footsteps as a doctor. In order to impress Bertram, Nora encourages Nick to find a crime to solve in Sycamore Springs. Despite Nick's repeated denials, rumors begin to circulate across town that he is visiting Sycamore Springs to investigate a case, alarming some of the residents—especially Edgar Draque, who tells his wife Helena that they must leave town immediately after acquiring a particular painting by local artist Peter Berton.
Nora buys the Berton painting in Willie Crump's store as a birthday present for Nick, believing that the windmill in the painting holds sentimental value to him. That night, Berton arrives at the Charles' doorstep and is about to confess something to Nick when he is shot dead. An old childhood friend, Dr. Bruce Clayworth, performs the autopsy and extracts a handgun bullet. Nick investigates Berton's residence in an auto camp, discovering that Berton had a fight with someone the other night, presumably over Laurabel Ronson, banking tycoon Sam Ronson's daughter and Tom Clayworth's girlfriend. While searching Berton's room for clues, Nick is knocked unconscious by Crazy Mary, a local eccentric.
The next morning, Nora shows Nick the painting she bought for his birthday, but he tells her that the windmill brings back unpleasant memories for him, so his mother donates it to the upcoming charity bazaar. Nick continues his investigation with a visit to the Ronsons, where Laurabel claims not to know anything about Berton's fight, but Nick upsets her by pointing out that her father objected to her seeing Berton. R.T. Tatum, one of Ronson's employees, threatens to hinder Bertram's plans to build a hospital if Nick does not drop his investigation, but Bertram rebuffs his threats.
Nick discovers that Crazy Mary is Berton's mother; she gave her son up for adoption when he was a child, and he never knew she was his mother. After Edgar offers Nora $500 for the Berton painting, Nora takes Nick to the bazaar at the local hotel, realizing that the painting must be valuable. There, Nick and Nora learn from Crump that Helena bought the painting and that Ronson is among the many people who have been after it. Entering Helena's hotel room, Nick finds that she has been knocked unconscious and that the painting has disappeared. On a hunch, Nick and Nora go to Crazy Mary's shack, where they find her murdered, though Asta uncovers the hidden painting.
Nick has the police gather all the suspects at his parents' house. Using his father's fluoroscope, Nick reveals that each of Berton's five paintings conceals blueprints for a top-secret aircraft propeller manufactured by a company owned by Ronson. Berton was the illegitimate son of Ronson's playboy brother, who ran off with housemaid Crazy Mary to Boston, but died before they could get married. When Berton came of age, Ronson took him back to Sycamore Springs and gave him a job in his plant, but Berton became embroiled in a racket to copy some propeller designs.
The previous night, after stealing the painting from Helena, Ronson took it to Crazy Mary's shack, as she wanted to destroy the evidence against Berton, but she was already dead. After exposing Edgar's involvement in a scheme to sell the blueprints to foreign interests, Nick explains that Berton was killed with a Japanese sniper rifle equipped with a silencer, which belongs to Dr. Clayworth's brother Tom. Nick then accuses Clayworth of switching bullets at Berton's autopsy. Clayworth, who had introduced Edgar to Berton, killed Berton before he could confess everything to Nick, and also killed Crazy Mary.
Clayworth grabs the rifle and points it at Nick, expressing his hatred for Nick for always being better than him in their youth, only to find that Nick had removed the firing pin as a precaution. The police arrest Clayworth, and Bertram congratulates Nick.