Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of suspects is responsible for two sudden deaths, which the authorities at first are not convinced were murders..


Is it worth your time? If you like old-school detective stories where everyone talks in sharp, clipped sentences while holding a martini, you'll probably have a decent time with Meet Nero Wolfe. If you get bored by people sitting around in rooms arguing about motives for an hour, you are going to hate this movie. It is...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Herbert J. Biberman

Joseph Henabery
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school detective stories where everyone talks in sharp, clipped sentences while holding a martini, you'll probably have a decent time with Meet Nero Wolfe. If you get bored by people sitting around in rooms arguing about motives for an hour, you are going to hate this movie. It is not exactly high-octane stuff. Edward Arnold plays Wolfe, and he is exactly how you’d imagine a guy who refuses to leave his house to solve a murder. He’s grumpy, he’s portly, an..."
Boyd Irwin
Joseph Anthony, Rex Stout, Howard J. Green, Bruce Manning
United States

1935 · IMDb 6.1

