In the original thin man film series, it was the elegant yet cute and warmly funny. 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 and after the thin man, the second in the series, have actually become holiday movies for me since they celebrate christmas and new years eve, respectively. For the best experience please update your browser. 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. Thin man remake has alisters facing off for nora charles. Produced by hunt stromberg who wasnt among the first rank of mgm producers it shows what a great studio could do even when it was not putting forward its major talent. Watch tin man free tv series full seasons online tubi. The thin man listen and stream free music, albums, new.
These films follow nick and nora charles as they so. Watch 1934 the thin man part 1 daily tv series on dailymotion. All six of the series will be shown on tcm on the 22nd starting with the original. I particularly love downloading because of the excellent picture quality, the possibility of multitasking and the absence of such issues as poor internet connection. Another thin man 1939 stream and watch online moviefone.
The thin man wasnt just another innocuous 1950s television series that bombed. 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. Based on the dashiell hammett novel of the same name and the first in a series of unforgettable crime and comedy classics, the thin man is full of humor and suspense. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Van dyke and cowritten by albert hackett and frances goodrich. Rent the thin man 1934 starring william powell and myrna loy on dvd and bluray. Find out where the thin man is streaming, if the thin man is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. 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. Jan 04, 2010 try campion series it was on masterpiece theater also try the irish rm and the peter wimsey series from bbc or pbs catalogs. The thin man movie series the cozy mystery list blog. Evidently, downloading tv series is much better than streaming online. 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 nick charles, an exprivate detective, who. I chose to do a tribute that is part music and part scenes with real dialogue.
Excerpts from the thin man, the shadow of the thin man and after the thin man. 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. The thin man was a halfhour weekly television series based on the mystery novel the thin man 1933 by dashiell hammett. The 72 episodes were produced by mgm television and broadcast by nbc for two seasons from 19571959 on friday evening.
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. The thin man 1932 offered another immortal sleuth, nick charles. The thin man trailer powell, loy mystery comedy thriller. They feel like old friendsor, at least, the kind of rich, amusing, goodlooking, and welldressed friends we wish we had. The thin man noras night out october 6, 1944 a room with a view. Find video, photos, forums, and much more for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. This one features the lush drinking duo nick and nora charles and opens very much like a screwball. This page contains a bonus william powell as philo vance in the canary murder case. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett.
But the thin man was also a well known and much read series, and maybe still is. Red harvest 1929, the dain curse 1929, and the glass key 1931 are among his most successful novels. I believe these films are the reason i am such a william powell fan. Also birthing a franchise 5 film sequels and a radio and television series would. It is based on the dashiell hammett novel of the same name. Mar 29, 2012 thin man remake has alisters facing off for nora charles.
A mix of some funny scenes and lines from the thin man movie series with william powell and myrna loy. Cinema style filetoasting william powell and myrna loy in. The thin man by dashiell hammett published in 1934 by alfred a. The thin man noras night out october 6, 1944 youtube. By failing to recognize that one either adapts to change or becomes extinct, mgm made a catastrophic miscalculation. Do you know of any good movies like the thin man series. May 19, 20 the thin man by dashiell hammett published in 1934 by alfred a. The film adaptation of the thin man was a resounding success. Rent the thin man 1934 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Watch the thin man online stream full movie directv. Thin man was the first stretching super hero, predating the more famous plastic man by at least a year, and the likes of mr. Im a big fan of the thin man series, as well as many others you provided. Full season and episodes free online streaming fast high quality legal movies and tv television shows.
That the thin man cost so little and looks so good is possibly because the interiors are simple and elegant, and the black and white photography flatters the loungewear and formalwear worn by a greatlooking cast which in addition to powell and loy, included maureen osullivan and a young cesar romero. The thin man and its sequels also created another star asta, the charless wirehaired terrier. The tv series the thin man ran from 1957 through 1959, starring peter lawford and phyllis. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. Even though the thin man movies were made way before i was born, i have seen every one of them at least twice. William powell and myrna loy were one of the smartest and sexiest onscreen couples of the 30s and 40s as nick and nora charles, martinisipping socialites who solved crimes in their spare time in the thin man and its sequels, and this special dvd box set collects all six movies in the series.
Try campion series it was on masterpiece theater also try the irish rm and the peter wimsey series from bbc or pbs catalogs. The thin man series is an example of the golden era of hollywood at its best. Nick charles is a famous but retired private detective married to the wealthy and glamorous nora charles, a clever heiress. Exdetective nick charles and his socialite wife nora find their christmas holiday interrupted when nick is pulled into the investigation of a former acquaintances disappearance. The thin man 1934 author dashiell hammett drew on his experiences as a unionbusting pinkerton detective in butte, montana, in creating his detective characters. The thin mans profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. I also just got the dvd hamish macbeth 3 seasons that is a fun show to watch. During world war ii, hammett again served as sergeant in the army, this time for more than two years, most of which he spent in the aleutians. The adventures of the thin man radio series, initially starring les damon, was broadcast on all four major radio networks. 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. It was a breed that hadnt been particularly popular in. By failing to recognize that one either adapts to change or becomes extinct, mgm made a. A compilation of theatrical trailers for the classic thin man series, starring william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a married.
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. Mayer believed television to be a passing fancy and said it would never last. Peter lawford phyllis kirk asta this episode guest stars robby the robot from the movie forebidden planet. Its a whole new yellow brick road as a mistress of evil with plans to come to earth must face a rebellious, kind girl who sees visions in her dreams. 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. The thin man series was a rarity on release and is still one. 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. Oct 28, 2019 well stop supporting this browser soon. Get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies. Meanwhile, the thin man star myrna loy was born near and raised in helena, montana. Shadow of the thin man 1941 sets the action around a racetrack, and is the last of the series to be directed by the.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. However this download version is not a bit better than what i have and because i started. Not everyone realizes that the thin man television series from 1957 starring peter lawford and phyllis kirk is a part of the tragic story representing the final chapter of a legendary studio. Dec 22, 2002 that the thin man cost so little and looks so good is possibly because the interiors are simple and elegant, and the black and white photography flatters the loungewear and formalwear worn by a greatlooking cast which in addition to powell and loy, included maureen osullivan and a young cesar romero. Wpt home theater a shot in the dark and the thin man oct.
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. Lux radio theater, a longrun classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the nbc blue network 193435. The other two were produced after van dykes death in 1943 and included the thin man goes home 1944, directed by richard thorpe, and song of the thin man 1947, helmed by edward buzzell. The thin man is one of the most popular classics for many reasons. Dec 16, 2011 the thin man and after the thin man, the second in the series, have actually become holiday movies for me since they celebrate christmas and new years eve, respectively. Information and translations of the thin man in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. The thin man listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos the thin man.
He is a permanent fixture on my sage queue as well as my dvr. People have been discovering these films for eighty years and theres never been a better time to do so than right now. 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, endearing, and wonderful that youll want. A thin man episode prominently featuring the original robby the robot from forbidden planet. It is a deceivingly important piece of the story of a great studio beginning a slow descent into oblivion. Initially, the series adapted broadway plays during. Because for a long time, people only discovered the thin man and its sequels playing on tv. The thin man 1934 is a detective novel by dashiell hammett, originally published in the december 1933 issue of redbook. Jun 21, 2007 the thin man trailer powell, loy mystery comedy thriller. Oct 12, 2011 even though the thin man movies were made way before i was born, i have seen every one of them at least twice. The scenery moves again, to long island, for the rather impudentlytitled another thin man 1939, which adds baby nick, jr. The thin man series trailer compilation by zukohalliwell. Thats certainly the case in the thin man 1934, a murder mystery in. It became one of the defining films of the classic era in the comedy.
Watch the thin man starring william powell in this drama on directv. The film is the first in a popular series of detective films featuring william powell as the dapper detective nick charles. In this third film in the thin man series based on characters created by mystery writer dashiell hammett, retired detective nick charles william powell and his wife, nora myrna loy, accept. 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. 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 inventor and almost get killed for their efforts. If youve seen all the other thin man movies you may as well finish the series off, but be advisedsong of the thin man serves as proof that the series went on too long. Also try the philo vance series that ran around the same time as thin man. And they they discovered them on vhs, amc, tcm, dvd, streaming.
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