{"id":8449,"date":"2011-10-12T06:18:57","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T11:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2023-11-14T23:08:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T05:08:46","slug":"the-thin-man-movie-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/the-thin-man-movie-series\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thin Man Movie Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a> \"\"Even though The Thin Man movies were made way before I was born, I have seen every one of them at least twice. I believe these films are the reason I am such a William Powell fan. (He is a permanent fixture on my Sage queue – as well as my DVR.)<\/p>\n

These films follow Nick and Nora Charles as they solve mysteries, and charm the world. Nick (William Powell) is a retired private investigator who is accompanied by his gorgeous, beautifully dressed, pent-house-rich wife, Nora (Myrna Loy). Even Asta, their darling little Fox Terrier, helps solve some crimes in his own special way. (Nothing too cute – more like wandering off, into an important clue-gathering setting.)<\/p>\n

The Thin Man movies are based on Dashiell Hammett<\/strong>‘s The Thin Man mystery book. The dialogue runs at a clipped pace. There is a lot of smart banter, the most obvious between Nick and Nora.<\/p>\n

Nora, having grown weary of her silver-spoon existence, is fascinated by the world of private investigation. It seems to thrill her, even though Nick is not quite so\u00a0enthralled\u00a0by it. I have not read Dashiell Hammett’s mystery, so I cannot comment on how close The Thin Man movies are to it. I can say that these movies are comedies — even though their “business” is murder and death.<\/p>\n

The Thin Man Movies<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Thin Man \u00a0(1934)<\/li>\n
  2. After the Thin Man \u00a0(1936)<\/li>\n
  3. Another Thin Man \u00a0(1939)<\/li>\n
  4. Shadow of the Thin Man \u00a0(1941)<\/li>\n
  5. The Thin Man Goes Home \u00a0(1945)<\/li>\n
  6. Song of the Thin Man \u00a0(1947)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As an extra bonus, you will be able to see the other “stars” of Hollywood’s heyday: Jimmy Stewart, Cesar Romero, Maureen O’Sullivan, Donna Reed, the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

    This movie series is definitely better if watched in its chronological order. You will meet characters who become “regulars” in Nick’s and Nora’s lives. Also, you learn how they, as a couple, become involved in the world of mystery-solving.>>> a world you wouldn’t expect to be as funny as it appears to be!<\/p>\n

    PS>>> I do have a warning of sorts: As with most movies from the 1930s and 1940s, there are several… “martini scenes” scattered throughout the movies… They don’t bother me – I just consider the times the movies were made – but I thought I should at least mention this to you.<\/p>\n

    If you would like to see more\u00a0TV and Movies<\/a>\u00a0suggestions, click here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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