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The League of Frightened Men

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6.0/10 • 3

1937-05-251h 11m

MysteryCrime

Nero Wolfe agrees to investigate a series of murders that seem to be tied in with a past Harvard hazing prank that went awry.

Directors
Alfred E. Green

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  1. Walter Connolly

    Walter Connolly

    Nero Wolfe

  2. Lionel Stander

    Lionel Stander

    Archie Goodwin

  3. Eduardo Ciannelli

    Eduardo Ciannelli

    Paul Chapin

  4. Irene Hervey

    Irene Hervey

    Evelyn Hibbard

  5. Victor Kilian

    Victor Kilian

    Pitney Scott

  6. Nana Bryant

    Nana Bryant

    Agnes Burton

  7. Walter Kingsford

    Walter Kingsford

    Ferdinand E. Bowen

  8. Ian Wolfe

    Ian Wolfe

    Nicholas Cabot

  9. Leonard Mudie

    Leonard Mudie

    Andrew Hibbard

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CinemaSerf

Jun 20, 2022

5/10

Walter Connolly is really only competent in this rather lightweight crime thriller. His "Nero Wolfe" character is called upon to investigate the killings of some Harvard alumni many years after a hazing incident at the frat house went spectacularly wrong; leaving one poor fresher crippled. Now I've only read one or two of Rex Stout's books featuring this legendary, self-indulgent, detective and I can't say I ever really engaged with his character, or that of his sidekick "Archie" (Lionel Stander in this) and that didn't exactly help me appreciate this pretty formulaic, lacklustre even, drama that is pretty much a join the dots affair. Eduardo Ciannelli does his best to liven things up, but really it is the screenplay that lacks punch. The ending, when it comes, is almost as routine as if we were ending a chapter of a book before reading the next one - no real sense of suspense, jeopardy or even interest. The production is basic at best and well, nah, sorry - maybe one for "Wolfe" fans, but of little merit otherwise.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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