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William Powell (1892–1984) and Myrna Loy (1905–1993) starred in 13 movies together in the 1930s and '40s. Loy also had an uncredited cameo in their 14th and last film together, The Senator Was Indiscreet, which starred Powell.
YearTitleRoles(powell)Roles(loy)1934Jim WadeEleanor Packer19341934John PrenticeEvelyn Prentice1936- The Thin Man (1934) Plot: After initially refusing to look into a disappearance case that later turns into a murder case, retired detective Nick Charles drunkenly stumbles through New York with his wife (and partner in crime) Nora Charles, looking for the truth.
- Libeled Lady (1936) Plot: A newspaperman, his fiance, and a reporter work together to make a falsely printed story accurate in order to steer clear of a high society woman suing for libel.
- After the Thin Man (1936) Plot: In the second Thin Man movie, Nick and Nora Charles investigate the disappearance and then later the murder of a man connected to Nora’s family.
- Evelyn Prentice (1934) Plot: An attorney’s wife has an affair with a womanizing man, only to find herself in more than a little trouble when said womanizer ends up murdered.
The Thin Man: Directed by W.S. Van Dyke. With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton. Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- W.S. Van Dyke
- 1934-05-25
A list of movies starring Myrna Loy and William Powell. List activity. 15K views. 9 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 14 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Manhattan Melodrama. 1934 1h 33m Approved. 7.1 (4.8K) Rate.
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The plots all follow the same basic formula as the first movie, "The Thin Man," based on a clever Dashiell Hammett story. Nick and Nora are in some glamorous spot, having lots of cocktails when they somehow find themselves in the middle of a murder or two, mixed up with Nick’s earthy pals. There’s usually a femme fatale, a pretty ingenue in a fix, ...
The joy of the "Thin Man" movies comes from the easy relationship between the two stars, the light comic banter, the silly physical comedy, the dog, and of course, the drinking. Nora is fascinated by Nick’s rough-and-tumble life and especially his more unsavory friends. And while he constantly claims to have married her for her money, Nick is a rak...
The film’s producers originally thought Loy was wrong for the part of the carefree socialite, claiming she was better cast as an exotic temptress. But after the first film was made, the public clamored for more Powell-Loy chemistry, and five sequels were produced after the original 1934 flick. The “thin man” of the title in the original Hammett sto...
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Feb 1, 2024 · 1. The Thin Man. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan. 70 votes. The recently divorced Gilbert discovers that his new girlfriend has stolen $50,000 and is carrying on with other men. Not long afterward, he disappears. Anxious to locate her father, Gilbert's daughter goes to private detective Nick Charles for help. 2. After the Thin Man.
The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure-class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter.
