Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell, myrna loy june 8, 1936. Thin man films is a british film production company, based in london. The complete thin man collection sevenpackthe sparkling series featured the irresistible william powell and myrna loy chemistry as husband and wife sleuths who solved murders with the aid of their wirehaired terrier, asta. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. The characters of dasheill hammetts 1934 novel the thin man include the protagonist, nick charles, son of a greek immigrant and former detective who lives with his wealthy wife, nora, and their. In this breezy sequel to the thin man, william powell and myrna loy are up to their. Media in category the thin man tv series the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Johnny depp reteams with his pirates of the caribbean. 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. Read the full synopsis of the thin man, 1934, directed by w. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The thin man metrogoldwynmayer, 1934, directed by w. Despite its long run on radio 19411950 few recordings of the series exist, and many of them are in subpar sound. Nick investigates when the star of the play hes invested in is murdered. The adventures of the thin man radio shows were based on the thin man movie series, which were in turn based on the novel by dashiell hammett. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married nora, a. The maltese falcon, the thin man, red harvest dashiell hammett 8 august, 1997 as kat says, a tasty mystery novel, indeed, with vivid characters. Starring are william powell and myrna loy, with support coming from maureen osullivan, nat pendleton, minna gombell, porter hall and skippy as astra the dog. The thin man tv show season 1 episodes list next episode.
Nick arrives soon after saying he has no idea who the blonde is or how she got in. There is a lot of smart banter, the most obvious between nick and nora. After the thin man is a 1936 american comedy film directed by w. In the film gumshoe1971, who noticed the book, the thin man, opened and in front. Mrsavko je americki crnobijeli kriminalisticki film snimljen 1934. The thin man was shot on a bmovie budget, very quickly accounts vary between 12 and 18 days. After a four year absence, one time detective nick charles returns to new york with his new wife nora and their dog, asta. Van dyke and starring william powell, myrna loy, and james stewart. They chose the company name because both founders were the opposite of it. Van dyke and starring william powell, nat pendleton, porter hall, henry wadsworth, william henry. The thin man after the thin man another the thin man shadow of the thin man full frame at. The thin man movies are based on dashiell hammetts the thin man mystery book. The thin man original trailer turner classic movies.
Van dyke, from the novel by dashiell hammett, is a classic mysterycomedy that helped establish the careers of both its leading performers, william powell and myrna loy, powell especially, in a performance that. The thin man movie series the cozy mystery list blog. Although hammett never wrote another novel with nick and nora charles, five movie sequels were produced, two of which were adapted by warner brothers writers from two original hammett works written after the success of the first film. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. While playing with his new telescope, nick spots a man behaving oddly on a nearby bridge. It was founded in 1988 by director mike leigh and producer simon channing williams to produce mike leighs films. In 1999, knopf published a collection of hammetts early works, including an early draft of the thin man. He was able to deliver in a hour and a half what most directors spend 2 to 3 hours trying to do and not succeeding as well as he.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the thin man series near you. Mgm dipped their toes in tv with mgm parade around 1956, then a couple of seasons later went into production with the thin man and a revolutionary warera adventure series called northwest passage. The 72 episodes were produced by mgm television and broadcast by nbc for two seasons from 19571959 on friday evening. The thin man television series aired on nbc from 195759, and starred peter lawford and phyllis kirk. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of after the thin man with exclusive. The material on the thin man collection including the thin man, after the thin man, another thin man, shadow of the thin man, the thin man goes home, and song of the thin man has been transferred to disc in its original fullframe aspect ratio of 1. Set in the glamorous world of 1930s upperclass manhattan, the thin man and its sequels established the standard for. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a leisureclass couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. It is based on the dashiell hammett novel of the same name. Nick and nora charles solve crimes as a hobby, while living a life of luxury in new york city. Thin man, old time radio 8 episodes from the 194150 series based on the popular book and movie, starring claudia morgan as nora charles and les damon, david gothard, les tremayne, and joseph curtain as nick charles. The maltese falcon, the thin man, red harvest by dashiell. The thin man is one of the most popular classics for many reasons. He was able to deliver in a hour and a half what most directors spend 2 to 3 hours trying to do and not succeeding as well as he does.
Dashiell hammets nick and nora were perfectly portrayed by william powell and myrna loy, and this third entry, like the others, is a breezy and fun comedy mystery done with style, class and top drawer production values from mgm at its zenith. Thus was the wide world introduced to nick and nora charles in 1934s the thin man, starring william powell and myrna loy. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery film directed. Nick is a former detective with a colorful bunch of old friends including some he sent up the river.
Van dyke, with william powell, myrna loy, maureen osullivan, at turner classic movies. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Nora, having grown weary of her silverspoon existence, is fascinated by the world of private investigation. The film is the first in a popular series of detective films featuring william powell as the dapper detective nick charles. Watch the thin man season 2, episode 35 paradise discovered. This was a natural property for mgm to adapt to television, since theyd had a lot of success with the film franchise in the 30s. Nick is hired by a dying rich man who wants to see his nephew one last time before he passes away. Find video, photos, forums, and much more for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Watch the thin man online stream full movie directv. Clyde wynant edward ellis and not to nick charles powell, though the repeated use of the nickname throughout the series transferred the name to him. It was a huge hit, and turned around the careers of powell and loy.
Van dyke and cowritten by albert hackett and frances goodrich. However this download version is not a bit better than what i have and because i started the. Nick charles peter lawford is asked to look into accusations of kleptomania involving one of noras phyllis kirk fri. The thin man was a halfhour weekly television series based on the mystery novel the thin.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The blonde nita talbot claims to have no memory of who she is and demands everyone get out of her hotel room. This second of mgms thin man films reteams william powell and myrna loy as, respectively, bibulous private detective nick charles and his. While some story elements were used in one of the sequel movies, this early draft is very different from the final published novel. In the 11th episode of the second season of the series, slow boat to murder, there is a scene where. Including the suspects this is the first studio in a series thats why its.
Find out where the thin man is streaming, if the thin man is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The 1080p transfer was taken from a new 4k remaster of the films best surviving elements, with. The film earned academy award nominations for best picture, best actor. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The thin man series spanned years and each production was charming and witty fun for the moviegoing public. On stranger tides director, rob marshall, on this remake of the 1934 classic the thin man.
The thin man nick charles was a private detective who married the wealthy nora and decided to settle down and leave the good life. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the thin man. The thin man was a halfhour weekly television series based on the mystery novel the thin man 1933 by dashiell hammett. The film adaptation of the thin man was a resounding success. Two, smart, charming people who just happen to be ridiculously wealthy and having a fabulous life in manhattan, with their dog. Unfortunately for the couple, nicks past frequently caught up with him and got the couple involved in mystery after mystery. Watch the thin man season 1, episode 1 the dollar doodle. Watch the thin man starring william powell in this drama on directv. When we think we have seen it all, something new happens but guess what we love it. Nora insists on working with nick because the dead man was found in her nieces apartment.
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