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  1. The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel of the same name 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.

  2. The Thin Man is a media franchise featuring detective characters Nick and Nora Charles based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The franchise includes six theatrical films, one radio series, and one television series.

  3. The Thin Man: Directed by W.S. Van Dyke. With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton. Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.

    • (33K)
    • Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    • W.S. Van Dyke
    • 1934-05-25
  4. Dec 22, 2002 · Although Dashiell Hammett was known for hard-boiled fiction, and John Huston's 1941 film of Hammett's The Maltese Falcon was one of the first examples of film noir, "The Thin Man" is essentially a drawing-room comedy with dead bodies.

  5. Brief Synopsis. A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts. Cast & Crew. Read More. W. S. Van Dyke. Director. William Powell. Nick [Charles] Myrna Loy. Nora [Charles] Maureen O'sullivan. Dorothy [Wynant] Nat Pendleton. Guild. Minna Gombell. Mimi [Wynant Jorgenson]

    • W. S. Van Dyke, Les Selander
    • William Powell
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  6. The Thin Man (1934) is the first installment of a popular series of six films casting a sophisticated, glamorous, pleasure-seeking, and urbane husband-wife detective team (William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles). It became one of the defining films of the classic era in the comedy-detective subgenre.

  7. Jun 10, 2024 · 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. The film is the first in a popular series of detective films featuring William Powell as the dapper detective Nick Charles.