Set in postwar vienna, the film centres on american holly martins cotton, who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend harry lime welles, only to learn that lime has died viewing his death as suspicious, martins. The thin man series is an example of the golden era of hollywood at its best. William powell had just retired and myrna loy was still. On stranger tides director rob marshall was expected to start shooting in november. In this film, edward ellis plays a meanspirited inventor. That is to say, it keeps you happily amused all the time it is keeping you anxiously waiting. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the thin man another thin man shadow of the thin man the thin man goes home song of the thin man alias nick and nora. The thin man series is one of the most delightful collections in film history. What it mostly lacks is liner notes, or an attempt to put the films into any historical hollywood context. The thin man dvd, 2017, 4disc set at the best online prices at ebay. The film adaptation of the thin man was a resounding success. The thin man 2015 1h 19min drama, horror, mystery 5 june 2015 australia a struggling you tuber bayden redshaw and his brother dylan john redshaw and best friend jordan stopforth decide to do a youtube video about a new urban legend that went viral in 2010, they.
The adaptation of dashiell hammetts novel which would have seen depp reteam with his pirates of the caribbean. It again stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, and it is based on the writings of dashiell hammett. A struggling you tuber bayden redshaw and his brother dylan. Find out where the thin man is streaming, if the thin man is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The writer dashiell hammett wrote the thin man as a film script about two unlikely people, one of whom just happens to be a retired detective nick charles william powell and his much younger, wealthy new wife norah myrna loy. The famous thin man series was adapted to a half hour television format and lawford played nick with phyllis kirk as nora.
It is the fifth of the six thin man films starring william powell and myrna loy as dashiell hammetts dapper exprivate detective nick charles and his wife nora. After the thin man is a 1936 american comedy film directed by w. It stars an ensemble cast of jason clarke, josh brolin, john hawkes, robin wright, michael kelly, sam worthington, keira knightley, emily watson, and. Sharpness remained a little inconsistent, but not as much. Inducted into the library of congress national film registry and recently selected by the prestigious american film institute as one of the 400. After the thin man appears in an aspect ratio of 1. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. After the nycset original, with its familial gallery of potential killers, nick and nora return to their san francisco home in 1936s after the thin man, which beginsper its titlemere hours after the events of the earlier film. The thin man film had a very very shaky history with its release, the director myself signed with parade deck films who ill never deal with again as they stole my film and illegally uploaded it to amazon prime video, he had cut the film down a lot as it originally was 1 hr and 45 mins long, and before that there was even a 2 hour version, but most people liked the 1 hour 45 minute. Thin man remake has alisters facing off for nora charles.
Accompanied by their wirehaired fox terrier asta, the pair trade quips and comic relief as they investigate a crime that has no obvious solution. The thin man based on a novel by dashiell hammett, this 1934 film stars william powell as harddrinking retired former detective nick charles and myrna loy as his wealthy heiress wife nora. A struggling youtube blogger and his friends decide to perform a ritual to summon an urban legend. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married nora, a. Rent the thin man 1934 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
They chose the company name because both founders were the opposite of it. This was the movie that would launch the thin man series, and as in the sequels which would follow, william powell and myrna loy are so damn charming, endearing, and wonderful that youll want. Warners the complete thin man collection is uniformly goodlooking, with the oldest picture slightly granier, with less contrast. The film also features elissa landi, joseph calleia, jessie ralph, alan marshal, and penny singleton billed under her maiden name as. The sparkling wit, the excellent casts with supporting roles played by some of hollywoods finest, and.
Complete thin man collection, the repackage on dvd 883929280629 from warner bros directed by w. The thin man 2015 found footage movie trailer youtube. In the original thin man film series, it was the elegant yet cute and warmly funny. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Online shopping for good quality the thin man box set,fast delivery. Rent the thin man 1934 starring william powell and myrna loy on dvd and bluray. But audiences assumed the reference was to the slender star, and the studio kept the franchise going by using the thin man mistake in the title of each subsequent film. The thin man 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. No children however for the charles as were introduced in the six film series for mgm. Nick and nora charles cordially invite you to bring your own alibi to the thin man, the jaunty whodunit that made william powell and myrna. Nora, having grown weary of her silverspoon existence. Complete thin man collection, the dvd 7pack rpkg the sparkling series featured the irresistible william powell and myrna loy chemistry as husband and wife sleuths who solved murders with the aid of their wirehaired terrier, asta. Staring barry nelson, keenan wynn, myrna loy and james stewart. Schauspieler the thin man 2015 schauspieler schauspielerinnen.
Tmc is set to close 2015 with a thin man marathon of all six films starring william powell and myrna loy. The thin man, old time radio show, 1944 murder in the record shop. The thin man 2015 a struggling youtube blogger and his friends decide to perform a ritual to summon an urban legend. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 2015 freigegeben.
Van dyke and starring william powell, myrna loy, and james stewart. Ghoul official trailer 1 2015 ukrainian cannibal found footage horror film hd duration. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the thin man another. The complete thin man collection is packed with features, from mgm shorts, cartoons, and trailers to an awful installment of the late50s thin man tv series to gushy bio featurettes on powell and loy. Inducted into the library of congress national film registry and recently selected by the prestigious american film institute as one of the 400 greatest american films. This is such a great price for this amazing thin man collection. The films biggest surprise is that is that the actor who usually plays the hidden killer in. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This last entry in mgms thin man series isnt the best of the batch, but is a lot better.
Thin man films is a british film production company, based in london. After the enormous success of the 2002 release of the thin man, fans of the classic mgm thin man films have been clamoring for the subsequent release of the remainder of films to complete the series. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The thin man is just about as good a mystery story as anyone could ask for. They stand as solid examples of standard mgm factory moviemaking. Watch after the thin man starring william powell in this comedy on directv. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the.
The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. The film that made stephen kings homoerotic subtext canon. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like. It was founded in 1988 by director mike leigh and producer simon channing williams to produce mike leighs films. The thin man movies are based on dashiell hammetts the thin man mystery book. While the transfer wasnt stellar, at least it marked an improvement over the first film s visuals. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a leisureclass couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. Watch after the thin man online stream full movie directv. The third man is a 1949 british film noir directed by carol reed, written by graham greene, and starring joseph cotten, alida valli, orson welles, and trevor howard. Warner brothers have answered their call and on august 2nd, they will release a boxed set entitled, the complete thin man collection. There is a lot of smart banter, the most obvious between nick and nora. The thin man movie series the cozy mystery list blog. Quality of dvd is excellent, packaging great and i love picking it up free at walmart just love this the thin man collection comes with a bunch of really great documentary extras, as well as a benchely short about being a detective.
A thin man episode prominently featuring the original robby the robot from forbidden planet. I own all the thin man movies, true comedic classics from the golden era of black and white movies. Recently returned home from vacation, private detective nick charles william powell and his socialite wife, nora myrna loy, are back on the case when noras cousin, selma elissa landi, reports her husband robert alan marshal missing. Van dyke, also known as one take woody, reportedly shot the entire movie in 12 days, giving it a kind of zippy, relaxed quality, which is odd and refreshing for an. The thin man original trailer turner classic movies. Oscarnominee william powell life with father and oscarhonoree myrna loy the best years of our lives star as a husbandandwife detective team who take on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts. At the same time, the best of the thin man movies are the ones that weave interesting mysteries. A sequel to the film the thin man, the film presents powell and loy as dashiell hammetts characters nick and nora charles. The thin man film the thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery film directed by w. Produced by hunt stromberg who wasnt among the first rank of mgm producers it shows what a great studio could do even when it was not putting forward its major talent. The thin man of the title in the original hammett story actually referred to the murder victim, not to nick charles. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Another thin man is a 1939 american film directed by w.
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