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The Thin Man
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301978422
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6301978420
Label: MGM (Warner)
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: June 30, 1994
Running Time: 89 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1934-06
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Editorial Review:
The intoxicating chemistry and repartee between the oft-teamed William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles--America's favorite soused detectives--is fully 100-proof in the marvelously witty Thin Man movies. You simply won't find more delightful movie company than Nick and Nora. The title, of course, refers not to Nicky the dick, but to the mysteriously missing scientist he and his lovely partner set out to find. Powell and Loy deliver their sparkling dialog with giddy enthusiasm (and occasionally slurred speech) in this rapid-fire, three-martini suspense comedy directed by famously speedy W.S. Van Dyke and adapted from the novel by Dashiell Hammett. The success of The Thin Man spawned a litter of sequels, including After the Thin Man (featuring a young James Stewart), Another Thin Man (in which a baby is added to the Charles family), Shadow of the Thin Man, The Thin Man Goes Home, and Song of the Thin Man. --Jim Emerson
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A Christmas Mystery
Clyde Wynant (Edward Ellis) is planning to go into seclusion for a few months. He'll be back in New York in time for his daughter's Christmas wedding. But before he disappears, he discovers that someone has been stealing from him. Figuring out who it is, he sets out to confront the thief before he leaves town.
Fast forward a few months, and daughter Dorothy (Maureen O'Sullivan) is getting worried. With the wedding only days away, Clyde is still gone. She runs into former private ... Read More
Rating: - Let's have another drink
This is a fine example of movies from the Great Depression era that never set foot on reality, not even one little toe on the misery of the times. Moviegoers didn't want to see movies about the soup lines. The sleuthing married couple and their dog, Asta, wear expensive clothes, have a vague if more than sufficient income, live in a magnificent apartment, and have a bottomless supply of booze. The two heros drink constantly, at every excuse for a thirst. It is supposed to suggest that they are ... Read More
Rating: - Reporter: Well, can't you tell us anything about the case? Nick Charles: Yes, it's putting me way behind in my drinking.
It is not easy to make a good comedy or a good mystery but to combine two genres together and make Comedy / Crime / Mystery as sparkling, funny, elegant and dynamic as 93 minutes long "The Thin Man" (1934) directed by W.S. Van Dyke is incredibly marvelous. The film owes a lot of its charm to the great working chemistry between two main characters, the husband and wife sleuths, Nora and Nick Charles, a rich and adventurous woman and her ex-detective husband. Nick is not too interested in going back ... Read More
Rating: - "I Was Just a Gleam In My Father's Eye..." The True Best Picture of 1934!
It is rare to find films this old that age well but although I was born decades after the first release of this film, I found myself thoroughly enjoying it and actually laughing at most of the jokes too! There are many memorable scenes and lines my favourite of which is in the title to this review but this the grandfather of "Remington Steel" and "Moonlighting" is a worthy addition to any film buff's library.
The transfer to DVD is also very well done when compared to other DVDs of films ... Read More
Rating: - Fast and furious detective farce
In between drinks and one-liners the action comes fast and furious as the former detective Nick Charles reluctedly becomes involved in murder and dispppearance involving a famous inventor. A grade "A" detective movie people will see again and again.
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