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Nick and Nora Charles, a former detective and his wealthy wife, investigate a murder case in New York with their dog Asta. The film is based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett and stars William Powell and Myrna Loy, who won an Oscar for their roles.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- W.S. Van Dyke
- 1934-05-25
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. Nick is a retired private detective who left his ...
The Thin Man. The Thin Man (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in a condensed version in the December 1933 issue of Redbook. It appeared in book form the following month. A film series followed, featuring the main characters Nick and Nora Charles, and Hammett was hired to provide scripts for the first two.
The Thin Man is a media franchise featuring detective characters Nick and Nora Charles based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The franchise includes six theatrical films, one radio series, and one television series. Additionally, it has been reimagined for the stage through a musical and various plays.
Thin Man, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) No Dogs Allowed! First appearance in the first feature for both Myrna Loy as Nora Charles and Asta the Wire Fox Terrier (real name “Skippy”), joining just-introduced William Powell as Nick Charles, with friend Dorothy (Maureen O’Sullivan) at a New York hotel bar, in the MGM hit from the Dashiel Hammet novel, W.S. Van Dyke directing, in The Thin Man, 1934.
- W. S. Van Dyke, Les Selander
- William Powell
Dec 22, 2002 · That "The Thin Man" cost so little and looks so good is possibly because the interiors are simple and elegant, and the black and white photography flatters the loungewear and formalwear worn by a great-looking cast (which in addition to Powell and Loy, included Maureen O'Sullivan and a young Cesar Romero). And there is a kind of grace in the ...
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Apr 25, 2021 · Enjoy the classic mystery-comedy movies of The Thin Man series on this YouTube playlist. Watch William Powell and Myrna Loy solve crimes with wit and charm.
