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1934
The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel 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 very successful career when he married Nora, a wealthy heiress accustomed to high…
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Being a bit of a classic/vintage movie buff, I had the opportunity to see *The Thin Man* (1934) this week, which proved to be a fine film to watch. It’s been quite sometime since I last saw this film, and I also remember the first time I saw it when I was a kid, catching it at a movie theater near where I lived that specialized in showing classic (i.e. OLD) movies. I enjoyed the film then and enjoyed it again this t…More
William Powell and Myrna Loy represent one of the greatest screen couples in history of Hollywood. When they first appear together in *Manhattan Melodrama*, their screen chemistry was so strong that the studios paired them in thirteen more films. Six of those films belong to the series of crime comedies started with *The Thin Man*, 1934 film directed W. S. Van Dyke. The film is based on 1933 novel by Dashiell Hammet…More
