tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post4810214414236868737..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Sophisticated Suspense: The Thin ManRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-3029492451544322612011-03-09T10:53:20.566-05:002011-03-09T10:53:20.566-05:00Eve, I agree about your pairings. Grant worked wel...Eve, I agree about your pairings. Grant worked well with both Loy and Dunne.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-38623290559251519852011-03-08T07:01:49.876-05:002011-03-08T07:01:49.876-05:00Kim, sorry this is so late. I have no significant ...Kim, sorry this is so late. I have no significant thoughts to add to your superb post or to the subsequent comments. I can just say that I enjoyed reading this very much!sarkoffagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922698736476674377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-87910219410876291432011-03-07T16:00:16.233-05:002011-03-07T16:00:16.233-05:00Like almost every classic film fan on the planet, ...Like almost every classic film fan on the planet, I, too, am a big fan of "The Thin Man" as well as some of its sequels. I will watch even the least in the series just to spend time with Nick & Nora (& Asta). My favorite onscreen pairings are William Powell + Myrna Loy and Cary Grant + Irene Dunne and of course Fred Astaire + Ginger Rogers...nothing like wit and sophistication...thanks, Kim...The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-36046608961691241882011-03-06T22:22:07.520-05:002011-03-06T22:22:07.520-05:00Kim,
I love every last one of the Thin Man movies!...Kim,<br />I love every last one of the Thin Man movies! They were the first films I watched as a little girl with my mother and they are the reason I grew to love old films.<br /><br />Nick and Nora will forever be my absolute favorite on screen comedy duo. There will never be a time that any of the films in the series airs that I won't re-watch them and sit delighted like it's my first time.<br /><br />This was a another great post that brought up great childhood memories. Thanks!Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-255048111146462062011-03-06T22:12:19.489-05:002011-03-06T22:12:19.489-05:00Dawn has seen one of the films I reviewed--will mi...Dawn has seen one of the films I reviewed--will miracles never cease! LOL<br /><br />Becky, you have a point about why she didn't play herself. Still, it would have been an interesting watch.<br /><br />Glad everyone enjoyed the post.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-64798812466369568552011-03-06T12:10:09.020-05:002011-03-06T12:10:09.020-05:00toto2, Hammett wrote an early story draft for the ...toto2, Hammett wrote an early story draft for the second film, "After the Thin Man". It has appeared in print but hard to find.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-69324236728618639942011-03-06T09:05:33.556-05:002011-03-06T09:05:33.556-05:00Kim, one of the things that I find particularly in...Kim, one of the things that I find particularly interesting is that Hammett never penned a sequel to his literary work yet the film was received so well that five celluoid sequels were made. Because of name recognition they kept the "Thin Man" reference in each title even though it was meant for Wynant's character.<br /><br />Chemistry on screen is priceless! And a cute pup always catches my eye. Loved your tribute, Kim. William Powell also played Philo Vance (four times, I think) but I preferred Warren William in that role.toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-80507324026571395112011-03-06T09:05:12.483-05:002011-03-06T09:05:12.483-05:00Kim, I loved the way you included Asta as part of ...Kim, I loved the way you included Asta as part of the family when you said, "Nick, Nora and Asta Charles." Your description of Powell and Loy's chemistry, what makes it special, and why the series is so popular is very well-done. I love The Thin Man -- clever, classy rapid-fire dialogue is a favorite with me, and their humor is not only funny but we can definitely see the romance underlying everything.<br /><br />I have a theory about why Billie Burke didn't play herself in The Great Ziegfield. In those days, divorce was still considered very controversial in real life, although the movies were full of it. I don't imagine Billie would want to openly play a second wife in a divorce situation, especially with Luise Rainier acting out her broken heart so poignantly. I don't know, but it seems likely to me. I enjoyed your post very much!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-40012692876448586612011-03-05T22:48:51.783-05:002011-03-05T22:48:51.783-05:00A delightful post, Kim, on a film with characters ...A delightful post, Kim, on a film with characters popular enough to be spoofed four decades later (I watched MURDER BY DEATH tonight with David Niven and Maggie Smith as Dick and Dora Charleston). For me, the THIN MAN movies were all about the great chemistry you described; Powell and Loy were a wonderful team and they were still fun even after the series faded with its later entries. Of course, Powell had fine chemistry with many of his leading ladies. THE EX-MRS. BRADFORD is very much in the same vein as THE THIN MAN with Jean Arthur as Powell's leading lady. But it doesn't have Asta!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-32185534589072707902011-03-05T13:35:25.007-05:002011-03-05T13:35:25.007-05:00It is sad Goodrich and Hackett don't get some ...It is sad Goodrich and Hackett don't get some credit for their influence in the husband-wife detectives genre. Many of the wonderful lines and much of Nora's determination not to let Nick have all the fun that is in the movie were not in the book.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-32982376751621983212011-03-05T10:15:50.980-05:002011-03-05T10:15:50.980-05:00Kim, Wonderful review to a movie I have seen :)
I ...Kim, Wonderful review to a movie I have seen :)<br />I agree, the movie, The Thin Man, is a fast paced, stylish film. If you are interested in period fashions, you will want to see this film. William Powell and Myrna Loy, have amazing on screen chemistry.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.com