Thin man was the first stretching super hero, predating the more famous plastic man by at least a year, and the likes of mr. Van dyke and cowritten by albert hackett and frances goodrich. Thin man remake has alisters facing off for nora charles. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles. The thin man movie series the cozy mystery list blog. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a leisureclass couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. After dear phoebe left the air after one season, joseph p. Nick arrives soon after saying he has no idea who the blonde is or how she got in. Song of the thin man trailer 1 the last and least of the longlived series has powell and loy attending a party on board a gambling ship.
Oscarnominee william powell life with father and oscarhonoree myrna loy the best years of our lives star as a husbandandwife detective team who take on. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. The maltese falcon, the thin man, red harvest by dashiell hammett. I love the thin man series, especially the first two the thin man and after the thin man.
While playing with his new telescope, nick spots a man behaving oddly on a nearby bridge. It is the fifth of the six thin man films starring william powell and myrna loy as dashiell hammetts dapper exprivate detective nick charles and his wife nora. A man hiding in an attic comes crashing through the ceiling. Van dyke, based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. Nick is a harddrinking, retired private detective and nora is a. Johnny depp reteams with his pirates of the caribbean. There is a lot of smart banter, the most obvious between nick and nora. What do you think gilberts function is in the thin man. The thin man is one of the most popular classics for many reasons. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
The 72 episodes were produced by mgm television and broadcast by nbc for two seasons from 19571959 on friday evening. Oct 12, 2011 the thin man movies are based on dashiell hammetts the thin man mystery book. Now a manhattan you shake to foxtrot time, a bronx to twostep time, a dry martini you always shake to waltz time. Watch cops episodes online season 27 2015 tv guide. I have it planted somewhat close to my garden gate, and when i walk in there and see the bloom, i get stuck for a while. I was leaning against the bar in a speakeasy on fiftysecond street, waiting for nora to finish her christmas shopping, when a girl got. Kennedy was behind a second television show for his soninlaw peter lawford. The film adaptation of the thin man was a resounding success. The thin man season 1 nbc 195758 the thin man season 2 nbc 195859 clarington productions in association with metrogoldwynmayer television for nbc fridays 9. The blonde nita talbot claims to have no memory of who she is and demands everyone get out of her hotel room. Tulip poplars so big through the trunk they put you in mind of locomotives set on end. Watch the thin man season 1, episode 1 the dollar doodle.
Get exclusive videos, pictures, bios and check out more of your favorite moments from seasons past. The thin man after the thin man another the thin man shadow of the thin man full frame at. Nora, having grown weary of her silverspoon existence, is fascinated by the world of private investigation. On stranger tides director, rob marshall, on this remake of the 1934 classic the thin man. In 2000 american film institute designated the film as one of the great comedies in the previous. That first film, manhattan melodrama, opened a few weeks before the thin man.
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. Nick is hired by a dying rich man who wants to see his nephew one last time before he passes away. Jan 01, 1987 the maltese falcon, the thin man, red harvest dashiell hammett 8 august, 1997 as kat says, a tasty mystery novel, indeed, with vivid characters. Rent the thin man 1934 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Daylily hemerocallis thin man in the daylilies database. The famous thin man series was adapted to a half hour television format and lawford played nick with. Inducted into the library of congress national film registry and recently selected by the prestigious american film institute as one of the 400. Nick investigates when the star of the play hes invested in is murdered. Find out where the thin man is streaming, if the thin man is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Watch the thin man starring william powell in this drama on directv.
Nora and nick flashback in memory to the day their dog, asta, inadvertently caused the two of them to meet. This story, by writer roy thomas and penciller don heck, retcons the thin man as a founding member of the superhero team the liberty legion. 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. May 23, 2015 a struggling you tuber bayden redshaw and his brother dylan john redshaw and best friend jordan stopforth decide to do a youtube video about a new urban legend. Manhattan sometimes styled manhattan is an american television drama series based on the project of the same name that produced the first atomic weapons. This entry in the thin man series was the first not directed by w. I hope they saved nicks liver for science, because he was able to drink about a gallon of booze a day morning, noon, and night, and not only survive, but stay lucid enough in a jack sparrow kind of way to solve baffling mysteries. Nick is a harddrinking, retired private detective and nora is a wealthy heiress. Van dyke and starring william powell, nat pendleton, porter hall, henry wadsworth, william henry. 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 earned him an academy award nomination. A laugh tops every thrilling moment after a four year absence, one time detective nick charles returns to new york with his new wife nora and their dog, asta. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.
You cant beat the combination of william powell, myrna loy, and asta. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, the thin man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners. 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. The famous thin man series was adapted to a half hour television format and lawford played nick with phyllis kirk as nora. The thin man after the thin man another thin man shadow of a thin man the thin man goes home the song of the thin man video. The tv series the thin man ran from 1957 through 1959, starring peter lawford and phyllis kirk. Nick is a harddrinking, retired private detective, and nora is a wealthy heiress. He thought on homeland, the big timber, the air thin and chill all the year long. Online shopping for good quality the thin man box set,fast delivery. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the. Basically it seems that the author meticulously copied his style from the character, guy noir, from garrison keillor obviously the other way round. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the thin man. Its new years eve, nick and nora charles have returned to the west coast, and the philandering hubby of noras cousin has gone missing.
Watch full movies, tv shows online free watchfreenet. It is based on the dashiell hammett novel of the same name. The thin man is a comedy of manners mixed with a solid mystery. Catch up on season 4 of mountain men, only on history. 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 and starred william powell and myrna loy. The thin man goes home is a 1945 film directed by richard thorpe. Nick and nora charles are possibly the best detective team in history, but they like their liquor too. May 11, 2011 oscarnominee william powell life with father and oscarhonoree myrna loy the best years of our lives star as a husbandandwife detective team who take on the search for a missing. Posted by natalie north central idaho zone 7a on jul 17, 2015 9. Do you know of any good movies like the thin man series.
The thin man was a halfhour weekly television series based on the mystery novel the thin man 1933 by dashiell hammett. The thin man metrogoldwynmayer, 1934, directed by w. A struggling you tuber bayden redshaw and his brother dylan john redshaw and best friend jordan stopforth decide to do a youtube video about a new urban legend. The thin man made no further golden age appearances following his debut.
This was the movie that would launch the thin man series, and as in the. All of these films are presented in their original aspect ratio of 1. The thin man was one of the most popular films of 1934, inspired five sequels, and. While some historical figures appear in manhattan, most characters are fictional, and the show is not intended to maintain historical accuracy. 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.
Van dyke, who would frequently work with loy and powellas a pairafter the thin man, including the first three thin man sequels. I have a vague recollection of having seen a thin man movie back when i was a kid. Daenerys takes flight even in the context of game of thrones, where we expect nothing but the very worst at all times, we could use a little uplift these days. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. 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.
There is a grand clue in enotes character sketch of gilbert wynant often referred to as gil as. When he later meets the same man at a party for a visiting middle eastern diplomat, nick suspects that the foreign dignitary is in danger. The thin man is a 1934 american comedymystery film directed by w. Shop thin man collection dvd region 1 us import ntsc. Mar 29, 2012 thin man remake has alisters facing off for nora charles. While attending a carnival held for charity, nick and nora happen upon a different kind of unusual sight. Nick and nora charles are hammetts most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. Watch the thin man season 1, episode 31 the painted witnesses. Nora insists on working with nick because the dead man was found in her nieces apartment. The thin man 1934 is a detective novel by dashiell hammett, originally published in the december 1933 issue of redbook.
The thin man film had a very very shaky history with its release, the director myself signed with parade deck films who ill never deal with again as they stole my film and illegally uploaded it to amazon prime video, he had cut the film down a lot as it originally was 1 hr and 45 mins long, and before that there was even a 2 hour version, but most people liked the 1 hour 45 minute. Jun 22, 2017 the thin man isnt even their first film together. Rent the thin man 1934 starring william powell and myrna loy on dvd and bluray. The thin man original trailer turner classic movies. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Nick charles peter lawford is asked to look into accusations of kleptomania involving one of noras phyllis kirk fri.
The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. Nick charles is a retired private eye who gets pressed into investigating the murder of a woman in which a former client of his named clyde wynant is a suspect, though wynant who was the actual thin man not charles has been missing for quite some time. Early television drama that was based on the 1934 movie of the same name, the thin man starred peter lawford in william powells big screen role of. Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell, myrna loy june 8, 1936. Make sure this fits by entering your model number the thin man 11 x 17 movie poster style c size is provided by the manufacturer and may not be exact please enlarge the image in the listing before purchasing the amazon image in this listing is a.
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