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The Thin Man

5 Ratings: 4.0

A movie directed by W.S. Van Dyke

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 … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Classic Movies

Cast: Maureen O'Sullivan, Myrna Loy, Nat Pendleton, William Powell, Minna Gombell

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Genre: Classics

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review by pcunix. September 18, 2010

posted in Movie Hype

We enjoyed this old movie

Fun and fast moving, no boredom here. We were also impressed by the enunciation - no mumbling, no stopping and moving back because we couldn't understand what some word slurring actor said. The period clothing was amusing and a little distracting at times, with Myrna Loy seemingly reverse channelling Lady Gaga. As we were unfamiliar with the actors (I was born 14 years after this movie was released), we sometimes got a little confused … more

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review by Byron_Kolln. July 13, 2009

posted in Movie Hype

"Hey, would you mind putting that gun away? My wife doesn't care, but I'm a very timid fellow"

In the classic original THIN MAN (1934), we first meet adorable Nick and Nora Charles and their pet dog-mascot, Asta. Nick (William Powell), a former sleuth, wants to settle down into a quiet lifestyle and manage Nora's (Myrna Loy) various inheritances, but his fun-loving wife would adore for Nick to involve them in the occasional murder mystery. She gets her wish when Nick's former client Wynant (Edward Ellis) goes AWOL shortly before his daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan) is to be married. To complicate … more

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