SocietysleuthsNickandNoraCharlesinvestigateamurderaboardafloatingcasino.
NickandNoraCharlesareattendingacharitybenefitaboardagamblingship.
Afteramurderoccurs,suspicionfallsonPhilBrant,whohadarguedwiththevictimearlierintheevening.
WhenPhilandhiswifeseekhelpfromNickandNora,Nickrefusestogetinvolved.
Butwhenshotsarefiredoutsidehisownapartment,Nickbeginstoinvestigate,andhesoonfindshimselfinaconfusingcasewithnumeroussuspects.
NickandNoraCharlesweretheultimatescreencouple,husbandandwifedetectives,alwaysinstepandnevermissinganopportunitytooutwitoneanotherastheysolvedeachcrime,whichtheydidjustintimeforthemovie'sending.
MyrnaLoywasafantasticNora,theidealwifeandconsideringshemade14movieswithWilliamPowell,shemadeitlookliketheywerereallymarried.
TheThinManmovies,allsixofthem,playedmorelikesophisticatedscrewballcomediesthanmurdermysteries,andtheircomicbanterenhancedtheproceedings.
Theirlittlewire-hairedterrier,Asta,quiteoftenstolethesceneashehelpedsleuthouttheguiltyparty.
HewasagreatlittleactorandrumorhaditthatawayfromtheThinManmovies,AstawasreallySkippy.
However,thesixThinManmoviescreditthiscutepoochas"Asta."