Thin Man, the: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall, Henry Wadsworth, William Henry, Harold Huber, Cesar Romero, Natalie Moorhead, Edward Brophy, James Wong Howe, W.S. Van Dyke, Robert Kern, Hunt Stromberg, Albert Hackett, Dashiell Hammett, Frances Goodrich: Amazon.ca: Video

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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

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nick and Nora outside the studio......, May 2 2004

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whooziss (Brunswick, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Thin Man (Full Screen) (DVD)

As an aside, I read a funny little story about how well William Powell and Myrna Loy got along in real life. Somewhere about 1937 or 1938 a magazine ran a nationwide poll to determine the most popular actor and actress in Hollywood. The response to the poll was huge, with Clark Gable and Myrna Loy winding up being the winners.

William Powell finished 4th in the actor's category, and wasn't about to take this lying down. He sent Myrna a long, florist box filled with sour grapes. The attached card read "Congratulations, from William the Fourth".

Gotta love it....... ;-)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gettin' impatient waiting on the others!!!, Mar 26 2004

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M. Leon "mrdarcynlizzy" (Oklahoma City, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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I love all the Thin Man movies. If you're in a crummy mood, just watch one of these. However, I'm beginning to grow more and more impatient waiting on the others in the series. Please hurry up!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Please Release the rest, Dec 10 2002

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By far the best series of movie sequels ever made. My VHS tapes are wearing out. I WANT DVD NOW !

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