 might seem like unusually high score slight film however compared hundreds hundreds series detective films s s among best also compares favorably powells later thin man films mean film similar thin man movies kennel murder case comedy traditional mysterydetective film think nora charles asta traditional comic sidekick something found practically series detective films along fun would detriment miss exceptionally wellwritten filmhaving genuinely interesting case well uniformly excellent performances allbr br the film begins dog show called kennel murder case though philo vance film actually spends little time dog show dogs superimportant part film instead thoroughly hated man killed left completely sealed rooman idea repeated quite detective films such crime doctors strangest case however explained seems pretty credible fit together wellkeeping interest throughout sure wish detective films day intelligently written plots exceptional acting one one definitely keeper