Different reasons have been given, including his dislike for Stander’s Archie portrayal.īoth of these movies are currently only available from secondary sources such as ebay.
#The last express 1938 dvd series
I love B mystery series and have now watched it twice but I doubt that I shall view it a third time.Īfter the second movie, Rex Stout refused to authorize any more screen adaptations. Well perhaps it’s not that bad, but boring and slow.
This was considered a lost film and maybe should have stayed lost.
I don’t think it’s worth the 6.6 on IMDB, I would give it something in the fives.Ī year later Columbia tried again with Walter Connolly as the lead and Lionel Stander retained as Archie in the League of Frightened Men. Watching Meet Nero Wolfe as just a B movie, forgetting that it’s a Nero Wolfe, makes it an OK movie.
#The last express 1938 dvd mac
In this version I did not find Edward Arnold likeable (although I found his portrayal of the blind detective Duncan Mac McClain in that series very likable). A $50,000 reward is offered and Nero is on the case. Later Nero proves it was not a heart attack but the poison of a Fer-de-Lance. One of the players complains that a mosquito bit him in mid swing and minutes later he is dead of a heart attack. The story starts with a foursome of golf. The only treat in this film is the brief appearance of a very young Rita Cansino (Rita Hayworth). The film is based loosely on the novel Fer-de-Lance, the title and a deadly South American snake. The first film Meet Nero Wolfe 1936 has Edward Arnold in the lead (he was also the star in Duncan Mac McClain two film series) along with Lionel Stander (you know from Hart to Hart) as Archie Goodwin.
Most important, he also almost never leaves his house letting Archie, his leg man and the story’s narrator, to bring the details to him. He doesn’t want to work – loves good food (his personal chef is a key player) – loves orchids (and spends a scheduled part of every day with them) and solves crimes only when he needs money.
#The last express 1938 dvd movie
Can you call two films a series? Why not? My list includes the Duncan Mac McClain series of two and the pair of Kitty O’Day’s, but the Nero Wolfe series is unique as it is not only just two films but each film has a different lead? Well I’m going to call the Nero Wolfe films a series because the Rex Stout creation is an important element in the mystery genre and these are the only movie versions we have.įor those of you that have never seen or read a Nero Wolfe, he is a different kind of detective.
0 kommentar(er)
