Almost as welcome as a shaker full of martinis, the complete thin man collection represents an eagerly awaited dvd milestone for fans of the fizzy mgm movie series. There were seventytwo episodes twentyfour a season, far more than i had guessed. Early television drama that was based on the 1934 movie of the same name, the thin man starred peter lawford in william powells big screen role of nick charles, an exprivate detective, who. Season 1 episode 1 the talented husband full episode duration. Nick and nora charles the thin man available on bluray from. The thin man 195759 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Van dykea, poznat kao prvo ostvarenje iz popularne serije o bracnom paru detektiva sa williamom powellom i myrnom loy u glavnim ulogama. The thin man season 1 episode 1 watch online the full. Sam and dean travel to washington to investigate the death of a young girl, only to discover that harry and ed, the ghostfacers, have arrived before them. Most of all, even though it was made in 1934 the film holds up beautifully and seems totally fresh. The thin man movies are based on dashiell hammetts the thin man mystery book.
The thin man is one of the most popular classics for many reasons. Media in category the thin man tv series the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell, myrna loy june 8, 1936 by story time. On stranger tides director, rob marshall, on this remake of the 1934 classic the thin man. For those of my generation these episodes ran during my junior high. When he later meets the same man at a party for a visiting middle eastern diplomat, nick suspects that the foreign dignitary is in danger. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the. The movie gods were in a generous mood when they paired william powell and myrna loy as. The carlstadt man 51658 come back, darling asta 101158 damons dilemma 11758 dead duck 11857 the departed doctor 4458 dollar doodle 92057 double jeopardy 31458. Nick spots a man behaving oddly on a nearby bridge.
I hope they saved nicks liver for science, because he was able to drink about a gallon of booze a day morning, noon, and night, and not only survive, but stay lucid enough in a jack sparrow kind of way to solve baffling mysteries. Having 4 of them on one dvd, at a great price, you cant beat that. I love the thin man series, especially the first two the thin man and after the thin man. Saber of london 1957 60, itv shadow squad 1957 1959, itv. Watch the thin man episodes online season 1 tv guide. Nick suspects skulduggery when a scientist friend is murdered while testing the bones of a dinosaur skeleton. Mgm dipped their toes in tv with mgm parade around 1956, then a couple of seasons later went into production with the thin man and a revolutionary warera adventure series called northwest passage. The thin man tv series 1957 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The thin man television series aired on nbc from 195759, and starred peter lawford and phyllis kirk.
This one features the lush drinking duo nick and nora charles and opens very much like a screwball. But mgm failed to create anything fresh for the new medium and the studios efforts were too little, too late. Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, 1894, 2015. The thin man tv series ran from september 20, 1957 to august 28, 1959 on nbc via mgmtv, mgms attempt to get into television. After thin man william powell and myrna loy by dennis morrison. The thin man series has all that, now they need to put the rest of the series on one disc to complete my set. The thin man was a crime drama series about a former private detective who continues to solve crimes when his former. Thin man remake has alisters facing off for nora charles. Nick and nora charles solve crimes as a hobby, while living a life of luxury in new york city. Loy, who began her career playing a variety of mysterious asian exotic characters, hit her career stride as the nononsense, witty nora a perfect foil to powells suave, cocktailswilling nick.
I love old movies with great acting and good plot to keep you watching. The thin man series in 1957 was a weak attempt to gain a foothold in television by flipping pages from the william powellmyrna loy 1930s photo album. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a leisureclass couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. The 72 episodes were produced by mgm television and broadcast by nbc for two seasons from 1957 1959 on friday evening. Rent the thin man 1934 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The thin man television series aired on nbc from 1957 59, and starred peter lawford and phyllis kirk. Amateur detectives nick and nora charles investigate various crimes. The thin man was a crime drama series about a former private detective who continues to solve crimes when his former criminal contacts gave him clues to crimes. With peter lawford, phyllis kirk, asta, jack albertson. The thin man tv series 19571959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. The movie stars who originally played nick and nora, william powell. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. Unfortunately for the couple, nicks past frequently caught up with him and got the couple involved in mystery after mystery.
September 20, 1957 august 28, 1959 the thin man was a halfhour weekly television series based on the mystery novel the thin man 1933 by dashiell hammett. I watched it growing up in england in 1957 thought the acting was superb and stories were good although. Johnny depp reteams with his pirates of the caribbean. Nick charles peter lawford is asked to look into accusations of kleptomania involving one of noras phyllis kirk fri. Mrsavko je americki crnobijeli kriminalisticki film snimljen 1934. Evelyn prentice 1934 precode una merkel, myrna loy, rosalind russell,scene. The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows.
Nora insists on working with nick because the dead man was found in her nieces apartment. Loy, who began her career playing a variety of mysterious asian exotic characters, hit her career stride as the nononsense, witty nora a. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. The new adventures of martin kane 1957 58, itvsyndicated perry mason 1957 1966, cbs richard diamond, private detective 1957 60, cbs saber of london 1957 60, nbc the thin man 1957 59, nbc u. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. The thin man nick charles was a private detective who married the wealthy nora and decided to settle down and leave the good life. Van dyke 25 dec 2014 the senator was indiscreet 1947, george s. Clyde wynant edward ellis and not to nick charles powell, though the repeated use of the nickname throughout the series transferred the name to him. Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell, myrna loy june 8, 1936. The comedymystery show the thin man starred peter lawford as nick charles and phyllis kirk as nora charles, the husbandandwife private eye team.
In 1999, knopf published a collection of hammetts early works, including an early draft of the thin man. The thin man tv, peter lawford, phillis kirk, robby the robot a thin man episode prominently featuring the original robby the robot from forbidden planet. The thin man tv show season 1 episodes list next episode. The chemistry between william powell and myrna loy is wonderful to behold. May 11, 2011 27 videos play all the thin man movies david hermann. There is a lot of smart banter, the most obvious between nick and nora. Beginning with the thin man in 1934, they would make six films in the series all told, finishing with song of the thin man in 1947. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married nora, a. A thin man episode prominently featuring the original robby the robot from forbidden planet.
The thin man is a sort of noir comic by one of the greats of noir crime history, dashiell hammett, who is best known for creating sam spade in the maltese falcon. Song of the thin man trailer 1 the last and least of the longlived series has powell and loy attending a party on board a gambling ship. The thin man tv series ran from september 20, 1957 to august 28, 1959. Despite early reports that producers were eyeing rachel weisz to star opposite johnny depp in rob marshalls remake of the thin man, the race for the films female lead is. Find out where the thin man is streaming, if the thin man is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The series began airing on sonys gettv in march 2016. Subsequent entries in the series would nevertheless include the thin man moniker, presumably to preserve brand recognition. The thin man was one of the most popular films of 1934, inspired five sequels, and was nominated for four oscars best picture, actor, direction and screenplay. Nora, having grown weary of her silverspoon existence. Peter lawford as nick charles, phyllis kirk as nora charles season 1 nbc 1957 58 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Plus each movie has extra features, just more to love.
The thin man movie series the cozy mystery list blog. The thin man season 1 nbc 1957 58 the thin man season 2 nbc 195859 clarington productions in association with metrogoldwynmayer television for nbc fridays 9. The tv series the thin man ran from 1957 through 1959, starring peter lawford and phyllis kirk. Watch the thin man season 1, episode 1 the dollar doodle. Rent the thin man 1934 starring william powell and myrna loy on dvd and bluray. The thin man was a halfhour weekly television series based on the mystery novel the thin man 1933 by dashiell hammett. That the thin man cost so little and looks so good is possibly because the interiors are simple and elegant, and the black and white photography flatters the loungewear and formalwear worn by a greatlooking cast which in addition to powell and loy, included maureen osullivan and a young cesar romero.
Most people know about the thin man novel and movie series, but did you also know there was a tv series by the same name. When the bandleader is murdered, powell at first doesnt. Thin man was the first stretching super hero, predating the more famous plastic man by at least a year, and the likes of mr. The thin man of the thin man isnt its detective, but a missing inventor edward ellis whose christmasseason disappearance sets the complicated plot into motion. But the thin man was also a well known and much read series, and maybe still is.
Produced by bob welch season 2 produced by samuel marx based on the characters created by dashiell hammett us comedy detective series 195759 2 seasons 72 episodes x 30 min bw release date 20sept57 starring peter lawford as nick charles phyllis kirk as nora charles with stafford repp as lt. Nick is a former detective with a colorful bunch of old friends including some he sent up the river. While some story elements were used in one of the sequel movies, this early draft is very different from the final published novel. Dollar doodle 920 1957 duke of sing sing 927 1957 angel biz 104 1957 come back, darling asta 1011 1957. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. Season 1 1957 1957 58 the thin man season 2 nbc 195859 clarington productions in association with metrogoldwynmayer television for nbc fridays 9.
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