One of my favourite comedies of all time. Crime solving has never been done more frivolously. I think it's just wonderful how well Powell and Loy play off each other. The dialogue is so unbelievably snappy that it still feels fresh almost 90 years later! A testament to great writing.

Nora: All right! Go ahead! Go on! See if I care! But I think it's a dirty trick to bring me all the way to New York just to make a widow of me.
Nick: You wouldn't be a widow long.
Nora: You bet I wouldn't!
Nick: Not with all your money.

So much alcohol is consumed in this movie, it's a miracle the case was solved. They sure were…

This movie is the blueprint for dynamite banter, but what stuck with me was a wordless exchange.

At one point Nick is comforting one of suspects in a private room and his wife Nora walks in on him. It's a classic "oh no it's not what it looks like!" set-up where the charming male lead is embracing a beautiful young woman. Instead of that happening, Nick immediately turns to Nora as she walks in on him and he makes a funny face at her while still embracing the woman, as if to say "hey buddy, this is so stupid, right?" She scrunches her face and shoots him one right back like "aw you 'ol so and so!" They're a couple…

It might be impossible to hate this. It oozes charm. Actually, it must be possible to hate this, but you have to really, really hate this sort of charm. It's a bit boojy, so I get it, but man, they're such a charming pair. The plot, well, the plot is a bit... thin (I can't help myself), with its central mystery not being so much obvious as it is unimportant. The process of investigation isn't the focus so much as the fun had in investigating. There are crack jokes and dialogue, some fun visual moments, and a lot of great interplay between the Charleses. The humor is the focus. It's light, but it's not utterly insubstantial.

It's nice to see…