Probably the best loved detective film ever made, and certainly one of the most. Watch another thin man movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. After the thin man recently returned home from vacation, private detective nick charles william powell and his socialite wife, nora myrna loy, are back on the case when noras cousin, selma elissa landi, reports her husband robert alan marshal missing. Opening the second film in the series, nick william powell and nora myrna loy on board the sunset ltd. 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.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Phillip reed, keenan wynn, gloria grahame and jayne meadows are featured in this story set in the world of nightclub musicians. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Old movies were part of my growing up as my parents were always trying to expose us kids to them. Most of all, even though it was made in 1934 the film holds up beautifully and seems totally. Song of the thin man is a 1947 comedycrime film directed by edward buzzell. With william powell, myrna loy, keenan wynn, dean stockwell. Van dyke, with william powell, myrna loy, maureen osullivan, at turner classic movies. Amateur detectives nick and nora charles investigate various crimes. Costarring maureen osullivan david copperfield, the thin man was inducted into the library of congress national film registry and more recently was selected by the prestigious american film institute as one of the 400 greatest american films of all time. After thin man william powell and myrna loy by dennis morrison. The plots all follow the same basic formula as the first movie, the thin man, based on a clever dashiell hammett story. With peter lawford, phyllis kirk, asta, jack albertson. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett.
Fat lady thin man free sex videos watch beautiful and. Closer inspection also reveals several patches of mottled green skin around their. Tcc timeless classics now in color 202,926 views 1. This last film, song of the thin man, reminded me of an mgm film that somehow was shot at monogram pictures only with mgm money. With william powell, myrna loy, maureen osullivan, nat pendleton. Pulp novelist holly martins travels to shadowy, postwar vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, harry lime. Former detective nick charles and his wealthy wife nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. These movies are always chuck full of great character actors like harry davenport, who plays nickys doctor pappy, along with donald meek, edward brophy and morris ankrum. 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. Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell, myrna loy june 8, 1936 by story time. Between cocktails and the first course of a society dinner, urbane,drywitted detectives and sophisticates nick and nora charles will show the. Im a big fan of the thin man series, as well as many others you provided.
If you enjoy unrelenting, and i mean unrelenting, profanity by a couple of lowlifes with 12word vocabularies, a 5th grade education and zero redeeming qualities, this ultraamateur, gradez production is for you. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. The movie the thin man, performed by lux radio theater former detective nick charles and his wealthy wife nora investigate a murder case. Thin men are unnervingly humanlooking aliens who apparently serve as infiltrators for the invaders. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a leisureclass couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter.
William powell, myrna loy, clancy cooper, chick york, john nesbitt, morris ankrum, dell henderson, paul frees, joseph schildkraut, roman bohnen, oscar oshea, will wright, keenan wynn, phillip reed. Van dyke and cowritten by albert hackett and frances goodrich. A former detective and his wife team up to solve a murder case. Despite early reports that producers were eyeing rachel weisz to star opposite johnny depp in rob marshalls remake of the thin man, the race for the films female lead is. The complete thin man collection dvd, 2005, 7disc set. Myrna loy and charles brokaw in another thin man 1939 william powell and. Most of all, even though it was made in 1934 the film holds up beautifully and seems totally fresh. Nick and nora william powell, myrna loy do physical comedy at the wrestling match, mgm flips through character actors, joe oakie as spider, jody gilbert his girl, lou lubin rainbow, and in only her second picture, donna reed the ingenue secretary, in shadow of the.
Nick william powell and nora myrna loy about to crash, discussing drinks and whether he should take a case offered that day, when morelli edward brophy arrives, adding urgency, in the first in the series, the thin man, 1934. Read the full synopsis of the thin man, 1934, directed by w. The film adaptation of the thin man was a resounding success. Former detective nick charles and his wealthy wife nora investigate a. Probably the bestloved detective film ever made, and certainly one of the most. The kennel murder case full movie william powell mary astor tcc ai color duration. After the thin man movie clip putting away this liquor. 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. Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell. The original thin man was a dashiell hammett short story, so they had room to improvise. The thin man nick charles powell is a retired detective who has married the wealthy nora loy and now intends to devote himself to looking after her money and doing some serious drinking. Theres usually a femme fatale, a pretty ingenue in a fix, a perplexed policeman, and a cast of damon.
Now a manhattan you shake to foxtrot time, a bronx to twostep time, a. Thin man remake has alisters facing off for nora charles. The chemistry between william powell and myrna loy is wonderful to behold. The video ends at 1 hr 1 min and shows the run time is 1 hr 36 mins. Another thin man movie trailer and videos tv guide. The thin man is one of the most popular classics for many reasons. Nick and nora charles cordially invite you to bring your own alibi to the thin man, the jaunty whodunit. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married nora, a. Mature lady rides his young man thin young model veronica rodriguez makes love to her man. Initially, the series adapted broadway plays during. While they might initially pass as human, their elongated bodies and unnatural flexibility betray their true nature. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the thin man another thin man shadow of the thin man the thin man goes home song of the thin man alias nick and nora.
It is based on the dashiell hammett novel of the same name. Watch the thin man movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Nick is a harddrinking, retired private detective, and nora is a wealthy heiress. The thin man series spanned years and each production was charming and witty fun for the moviegoing public.
The thin man goes home 1944 was enjoyable but a much more leisurely paced film which seemed sort of like a columbia pictures blondie and dagwood mystery bfilm shot on an unusually small mgm afilm budget. An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. This page contains a bonus william powell as philo vance in the canary murder case. With orson welles, joseph cotten, alida valli, trevor howard. The thin man is a 1934 american comedymystery film directed by w.
It does not follow the first, nor set up the third movie, so any of them can be watched as is, but the first three, at least, are very good old films. Van dyke, from an original story by dashiell hammett, in mgms after the thin man, 1936. Once upon a time all it took to launch a sixfilm blockbuster. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Nick and nora investigate the murder of a bandleader in new york. Nick investigates the case of a missing man and later a murder that is connected to noras family. Lux radio theater, a longrun classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the nbc blue network 193435. Watch the thin man full movie in hd visit movie 3529 a husbandandwife detective team takes on the search for a missing inven.
Find out where the thin man is streaming, if the thin man is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. First appearance for both myrna loy as nora and asta the wire fox terrier real name skippy, joining william powell as nick, with friend dorothy maureen o sullivan at a new york hotel bar, in the mgm hit from the dashiell hammet novel, in the thin man, 1934. Van dykes marvelous adaptation of a dashiell hammet novel. 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 nicks earthy pals. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles. 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. 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. I first saw the thin man when i was a kid and was an instant fan. Van dyke, with william powell, myrna loy, james stewart. Former detective nick charles and his wealthy wife nora investigate a murder case, mostly. By old i mean that everyone dresses like adults, and mostly act like adults.
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