Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. The thin man, american detective film, released in 1934, that was considered a paragon of the fun, sophisticated, glib dramas produced by hollywood during the great depression. Old movies were part of my growing up as my parents were always trying to expose us kids to them. The thin man synopsis, characteristics, moods, themes. This book looks at the people who populated the films, including full chapter profiles of its stars, william powell and myrna loy, whose chemistry together was a huge reason for the success of the films. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like cinemas ideal couple. Heres a trivia or significa question you can hang up your friends with. The thin man is a sort of noir comic by one of the greats of noir crime history, dashiell hammett, who is best known for creating sam spade in the maltese falcon.
Almost as good as the first movie, after the thin man starts where the original left. The thin man movie series the cozy mystery list blog. Powell and loy made a whopping 14 films together, six of which belong to the thin man series, a franchise reliant less on its murdermystery mechanics than the profitable dynamic between its leads. So credible was their chemistry that some of the public mistakenly assumed the actors really were an item. After the thin man another thin man shadow of the thin man the thin man goes home song of the thin man my man godfrey. Few hollywood franchises were as successful as the thin man series, featuring william powell and myrna loy as sophisticated, witty detectives nick and nora charles, solving crimes with a martini in one hand and their little wirehaired fox terrier astas leash in the other. Movie fans guide to the classic thin man films reelrundown.
In the first thin man film in 1934, who played the thin man. While the first film in the franchise was clearly her favorite she would get very excited about the entire series whenever we spoke about classic mysterys. The thin man goes home 1944 finds nick escorting family to his parents. The complete thin man collection dvd, 2005, 7disc set. The thin man is one of the most popular classics for many reasons. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w.
In 1999, knopf published a collection of hammetts early works, including an early draft of the thin man. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like cinemas ideal. With william powell, myrna loy, maureen osullivan, nat pendleton. The dashiell hammett characters enjoyed great popularity in a series of 1930s and 40s films that starred william powell and myrna loy. While some story elements were used in one of the sequel movies, this early draft is very different from the final published novel. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Nora is a classy society dame, while nicks work puts him in touch with the world of cops and crooks, touts. He was going to be involved in the sequel but personal difficulties and difficulties the the growing power of the production code and the legion of decency prevented him from doing that.
A husbandandwife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts. Most of all, even though it was made in 1934 the film holds up beautifully and seems totally fresh. The first installment of what became known as the thin man series was a surprise smash success. Inducted into the library of congress national film registry and recently selected by the. Rent the thin man 1934 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The adventures of the thin man radio series, initially starring les damon, was broadcast on all four major radio networks during the years 1941 to 1950. The thin man series is the cinematic equivalent of those detective novels that always have the same basic plot, but keep their audiences coming back because the characters are so irresistible.
Another thin man is not nearly as good as the first two films, but still engaging. The thin man is a 1934 american comedymystery film directed by w. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married nora, a. An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. Mrsavko je americki crnobijeli kriminalisticki film snimljen 1934. Myrna loy and william powell in the thin man movies. Song of the thin man is a 1947 comedycrime film directed by edward buzzell.
The 72 episodes were produced by mgm television and broadcast by nbc for two seasons from 19571959 on friday evening. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery film directed by w. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a leisureclass couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. The thin man 1934 after the thin man 1936 another thin man 1939 shadow of the thin man 1941 the thin man goes home 1945 song of the thin man 1947 subsequent adaptations. Former detective nick charles and his wealthy wife nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it. Rent the thin man 1934 starring william powell and myrna loy on dvd and bluray. The thin man film series from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. Between cocktails and the first course of a society dinner, urbane,drywitted detectives and sophisticates nick and nora charles will show the police the hol. The thin man, also known as anthony, is a recurring character in the charlies angels franchise, being a major antagonist in the 2000 film charlies angels and an antihero in its 2003 sequel, charlies angels. The thin man 19571959, an nbc tv series based on the novel thin man nuclear bomb, an early nuclear weapon design named after dashiell hammetts character. The thin man, a character in the 1927 german expressionist film metropolis. The setting for the fifth movie, the thin man goes home, is nick.
The thin man 1934, after the thin man 1936, another thin man 1939, shadow of the thin man 1941, the thin man goes home 1945 and song of the thin man 1947. But the thin man was also a well known and much read series, and maybe still is. The thin man was one of the most popular films of 1934, inspired five sequels, and was nominated for four oscars best picture, actor, direction and screenplay. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles. The sixth and final film in the thin man series, it stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, characters created by dashiell hammett. The thin man television series aired on nbc from 195759, and starred peter lawford and phyllis kirk. Nick and nora charles solve crimes as a hobby, while living a life of luxury in new york city.
Phillip reed, keenan wynn, gloria grahame and jayne meadows are featured in this story set in the world of. Like its main characters, the thin man movies are fundamentally products of their era. It again stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, and it is based on the writings of dashiell hammett. A thin man episode prominently featuring the original robby the robot from forbidden planet. The thin man series is the cinematic equivalent of those detective novels that always have the same basic plot but keep their audiences coming back because the characters are so irresistible.
The thin man genres mystery subgenres comedy thriller, detective film run time 30 min. Hammett never wrote a sequel but the book became the basis for a successful sixpart film series, which also began in 1934 with the thin man. The cast includes their terrier asta, virginia grey, otto kruger, c. The film is the first in a popular series of detective films featuring william powell as. The popularity of the film series spawned a radio program based on them, the adventures of the thin man. They feel like old friendsor at least, the kind of rich, amusing, goodlooking and welldressed friends we wish we had. Shadow of the thin man, the fourth movie of the series, was released. This was the movie that would launch the thin man series, and as in the sequels which would follow, william powell and myrna loy are so damn charming. Find video, photos, forums, and much more for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm.
In 1934, the most popular of the oscarnominated films was mgms comedymystery, the thin man, which made william powell and myrna loy big movie stars and also role models for many married couples across the nation. After the thin man received an oscar nomination for best writing screenplay. Find out where the thin man is streaming, if the thin man is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Thin man remake has alisters facing off for nora charles. Dashiell hammetts the thin man had an enduring effect. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like. Van dykes marvelous adaptation of a dashiell hammet novel. Like its main characters, the thin man movies are fundamentally products. The thin man films are one of the most highly regarded and successful series of films from hollywoods classic era. Another thin man is a 1939 american film directed by w. Thin man, after the thin man, another thin man, shadow of the thin man. Nick investigates the case of a missing man and later a murder that is connected to noras family.
This one features the lush drinking duo nick and nora charles and opens very much like a screwball. The movie gods were in a generous mood when they paired william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, the upperclass sophisticates whose sleuthing escapades somehow joined the classic form of the whodunit with. It became one of the defining films of the classic era in the comedydetective subgenre. The chemistry between william powell and myrna loy is wonderful to behold. He is the title character whose murder is investigated by nick and nora.
The thin man 1934 is the first installment of a popular series of six films casting a sophisticated, glamorous, pleasureseeking, and urbane husbandwife detective team william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles. The first in the thin man series is in a darker tone and has more plot nuances because it was based on hammetts last novel written in 1933. The thin man is a 1934 and thus, prehays code movie based on a dashiell hammett novel of the same name, and features william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a pair of harddrinking, wisecracking, socializing typesexcept that nick is also famous for being a tough detective, and no matter how hard he tries, he cant quite stop people most especially. Claudia morgan had the female lead role of nora charles throughout the programs entire nineyear run. In the original thin man film series, it was the elegant yet cute and warmly funny myrna loy who played nora, the loving wife and willing partnerin.
Its also roused an interest in the wonderfully boozy films and literature of the early 20th century, including the classic film series, the thin man. The third movie in the series, 1939s another thin man, is based on hammetts. Portrayed by crispin glover, he is a mute and experienced assassin encountered by the angels. They feel like old friendsor, at least, the kind of rich, amusing, goodlooking, and welldressed friends we wish we had. The thin man 1934 is a detective novel by dashiell hammett, originally published in the december 1933 issue of redbook. What are the names of the six movies in the thin man series. Nick is a harddrinking, retired private detective, and nora is a wealthy heiress. The thin man was a halfhour weekly television series based on the mystery novel the thin man 1933 by dashiell hammett. Nick charles william powell whos a brilliant detective is married to nora myrna loy a wealthy socialite who each spend. I first saw the thin man when i was a kid and was an instant fan.