- Release Date: 1939
- Runtime: 80 min
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Starring: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Reginald Owen, Ralph Morgan ... see all
- Director: Edwin L. Marin
- Plot: The scrap of the Shakespeare manuscript is priceless. Nick Torrent owns it and is selling it. But then he is murdered and the manuscript is stolen. Joel Sloane is a... Read more
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1939 Film Classic
Aug 20, 2007
whpratt1 - imdb.com
Aug 20, 2007whpratt1 - imdb.com
Enjoyed this gem of an old film from the past with Robert Montgomery,(Joel Sloane) who deals with rare books and his business is rather slow and he is in need of trying to sell some of his rare books. Joel... Full review
A Nick and Nora Charles knockoff
Aug 20, 2007
planktonrules - imdb.com
Aug 20, 2007planktonrules - imdb.com
During the 1930s and 40s, MGM produced many successful "Thin Man" movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. They were wonderful little mystery films with a very strong emphasis on humor and the banter between the two leads. Here, MGM... Full review
Another entry in the Joe Sloane mysteries...
Oct 26, 2006
Neil Doyle - imdb.com
Oct 26, 2006Neil Doyle - imdb.com
Neither ROBERT MONTGOMERY nor ROSALIND RUSSELL can do much to raise this above an average Nick and Nora type of mystery as they try to solve a crime involving a stolen Shakespearean manuscript worth a fortune. Montgomery and Russell are... Full review
for a 40's mystery - it's a 10
Oct 26, 2006
eflapinskas - imdb.com
Oct 26, 2006eflapinskas - imdb.com
"Fast and Loose" is a pleasant surprise. It is a well written who done it. I like the character portrayed by Robert Montgomery a part time investigator named Sloan. The role of Sloans wife is aptly played by Rosalind Russell... Full review
The Mystery of the Shakespeare Manuscript
Oct 26, 2006
movingpicturegal - imdb.com
Oct 26, 2006movingpicturegal - imdb.com
Comedy/murder-mystery with a plot that's a bit rambling, but the action is considerably boosted up by the smart, snappy patter and chemistry between the two leads, Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. They play a husband/wife duo who own a rare... Full review
The script and direction are fast and loose
Feb 01, 2006
krorie - imdb.com
Feb 01, 2006krorie - imdb.com
This is the second installment of a series created by Harry Kurnitz from his book "Fast Company," featuring a husband and wife team, Joel and Garda Sloane, rare book dealers who were amateur detectives. The first outing was "Fast Company"... Full review
Thin Man ripoff doesn't fly
Jan 03, 2006
blanche-2 - imdb.com
Jan 03, 2006blanche-2 - imdb.com
It's a good thing Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell were the stars of "Fast and Loose," otherwise, there would be nothing to recommend it. They are wonderful as a sort of penniless Nick and Nora hot on the trail of... Full review
OK, but "The Thin Man" it ain't.
May 21, 2002
makeminegreen - imdb.com
May 21, 2002makeminegreen - imdb.com
Serviceable part-time-detective story set in the world of rare-book collecting and presented in the Thin Man style. (The writer, Harry Kurnitz, later contributed to the 4th and 5th Thin Man movies.)Points for premise and some good one-liners ("I request the... Full review
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