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The Thin Man (1934) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TheThinMan
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 Loy the champagne elite of sleuthing. Bantering in the boudoir, enjoying walks with beloved dog Asta or matching each other highball for highball and clue for clue, they combined screwball romance with mystery. The resulting triumph nabbed four Academy Award® nominations (including Best Picture) and spawned five sequels. Credit W.S. "Woody" Van Dyke for recognizing that Powell and Loy were ideal together and for getting the studio's okay by promising to shoot this splendid adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel in three weeks. He took 12 days. They didn't call him "One-Take Woody" for nothing.
Directed By W.S. Van Dyke
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan
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[@taylorhauntus]

They could have done a whole movie just with Powell and Loy sitting and bantering, and it would have been better than 90% of the films they put out nowadays.

[@aranjuez4411]

ABSOLUTELY!!

[@unowen-nh9ov]

@@Kuekeue 1934

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

14 time with William Powell & Myrna Loy 10 time with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers 9 time with Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn 8 time with Errol Flynn & Olivia De Havilland 6 time with William Powell & Kay Francis

[@jayhershey7525]

I'll drink to that!

[@kimmathis1945]

Better than 99 %

[@PlusOneGamer]

Oh man, I forgot how much I loved these two together

[@n.e8091]

Best film couple ever

[@PALACEKAV]

"I don't usually look like this, I've been Christmas shopping..."

[@alexanderclaylavin]

The bit with taking the flower vase away is a subtle gag about how they had to hide microphones close to the actors in the early sound era due to technical constraints

[@MrClarkkerr]

Is that why he says ‘compliment’s of the ceiling’ because by then the mics are hung from the ceiling.

[@pscar1]

​@@MrClarkkerr he says, "compliments of this evening" not "the ceiling"

[@postscript67]

@@pscar1 "Compliments of the season" - it's Christmas.

[@Brandosaurus_Rex87]

One of my favorite movies of all time.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

All 6 movies of The Thin Man franchises

[@AlanRoehrich9651]

An absolute classic. The entire "Thin Man" franchise is classic. You never see anything like it anymore. I have them all recorded on my DVR right now.

[@hyweljthomas]

OMG. nobody I know has heard of these films, but they are brilliant. That script, that acting, love it.

[@TheFacefinder]

Asta. I love these movies. The repartee between them makes me weep.

[@TBBMusicBlog]

What a joy. Makes me smile no matter what.

[@aranjuez4411]

I LOVE this film!!

[@jerryrichardson2799]

I'm trying to get digital copies of them all, classics.

[@rustybearden1800]

I've had a silly fantasy ever since I've first watched "The Thin Man" - I'd love to have Nick Charles's wardrobe, right down the cufflinks, overcoats, wristwatches, neck ties, cocktail shakers and pajamas. One of the most dapper and elegant actors, period. Bill Powell is a men's fashion icon and Myrna Loy was a babe! ASTA!

[@_Triangularity]

Technology and movie making abilities might be far more advanced, but acting chemistry and charisma cannot be recreated or manufactured.

[@stevebrewer6632]

One of the jolliest couples in all romantic comedies. Pair this some weekend with a reading from a Jeeves novel by PJ Wodehouse, and your mood will brighten immediately! 🎉

[@franciscogarza2304]

On This Day! May 25th 1934, Happy 90th Anniversary to "THE THIN MAN" One of the greatest mystery movies of all time. 🕵️🎥

[@onetrueslave]

They named the dog, Asta. It's positively _brilliant,_ I tell you!

[@bettyhuback2518]

I love these movies my mom introduced them to me.

[@justagirl7094]

My mom and I quote, “How is your father’s side?” all the time

[@1966425]

To think that some bastards were actually considering a remake a few years back starring Johnny Depp. What a joke that would have been.

[@alansmithee183]

I don't know why Johnny Depp would take a role like this. Nick Charles doesn't wear freaky makeup

[@1966425]

@@alansmithee183 Apparently it was almost a done deal but his 2013 movie The Lone Ranger bombed so badly the studio decided to shelve the project. Thank God! He nor anyone else today could replicate or even come close to William Powell's smoothness or sophistication.

[@JustAPrayer]

They did do a remake in the 50s. A tv show in 1958 starring Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk. It’s not that bad but they’re definitely no William Powell and Myrna Loy.

[@LordVader1094]

Actually Johnny Depp would've been perfect for the role. Nick already has a few Jack Sparrow-like qualities!

[@Agave310]

It's going to get a remake at some point soon. Just prepare yourself.

[@farshssps7338]

no curse words, no dirty lines...just pure humor !! Love those movies.

[@jonnyquatromusic]

How charming is William Powell….wow!

[@PhilFeedback]

Whew, they sure don’t make em like they use to

[@allanmoore4353]

Now that's an "Entrance"! 😄

[@jbarron4596]

Such a different attitude toward drinking in those days.

[@darrendevouge4989]

We never get to see the last martini.

[@ChromeJob]

That's the one that "hit her."

[@pamczech5984]

Love this I have the first 5 movie

[@thegiftedone]

The LEGEND BRIAN STACK sent me here! “Well ,Hello ma’am!”

[@williamtsutherland8240]

Heaven!

[@garycullen2544]

Miss good acting ❤😊😊

[@perrycomeau2627]

The Bee Gees! We've known each other for years. ☺

[@gsftzx9951]

wire fox terrier💞

[@perrycomeau8070]

Such a card...

[@perrycomeau2627]

There you go.

[@jaredwhitaker1211]

😍😍😍😍

[@Sabrasmkk]

You know, for a movie in the public domain, this movie is nigh impossible to find unless you buy it. So very frustrating, it's a public domain movie. That means no one owns it. Why are you selling a movie that you should have no legal right to sell?!

[@Fuchsia_tude]

That just means literally everyone has the legal right to sell it.

[@Sshooter444]

It wont be public domain until 2029

[@101Volts]

The movie's not in the public domain just because it's over 85 years old. That's not how it works.

[@mahhubbard]

Prime Video 3.79 rental.

[@jbarron4596]

Hollywood sucks nowadays.

[@dyingearth]

All of the waiters and bartenders stand in attention as if they're in the presence of a great mixologist's lecture.

[@perrycomeau2627]

It was spring in Venice..

[@Yuz_Craft]

little nightmares 2 irl :) lol

[@MFPhoto1]

Back in the days when alcoholism and public drunkenness did not carry a social stigma. But it's still a great film. The next three films in the series were just as good. They should have made more of them. Well, maybe they should not have made Song of the Thin Man. That one was too dark. Not that I don't like noir, because I do. But the last of the six of the series just did not do the Thin Man any justice. BTW, Nick Charles (William Powell) is not the Thin Man. It was the character named Wynant.

[@fireseeker4him]

Didn’t they make about six thin man movies?

[@MFPhoto1]

@@fireseeker4him No, there were exactly six Thin Man movies. Numbers two, three and four were just as great as the original. That's really rare in Hollywood. Number five, The Thin Man Goes Home, was good, but not great as the first four. As mentioned above, Song of the Thin Man was not good at all. A note of interest, Dashiell Hammett, who wrote the novel on which the first film was based, was called in to write the script of the first sequel After the Thin Man. In doing some checking, I noticed a remake of The Thin Man is in the works. Johnny Depp is involved. No disrespect intended for Depp, but I wish instead they'd re-release the original to theaters. They should from time to time re-release the old classics for theaters.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

"social stigma"?! This is just after the end of Prohibition, every day was New Years & the Charles are celebrating 🍾! Speaking of "social stigma", you're fine with MULTIPLE corpses?! Also NOT "public drunkenness", they're in a speakeasy & Song NOT film nor, they're on a BOAT. Stop typing.

[@MFPhoto1]

@@unowen-nh9ov So you responded without reading my posting. That much is obvious since you are attributing to me the opposite of what I said. Do you realize how that make you look? 🤣 And since Prohibition ended in 1933, and this film was made in 1934, it was not a speakeasy. Stop talking about things you know nothing about.

[@IamRocque]

Harlow seems so natural with her acting so im confused why someone said she lacked acting skills 💀

[@kevinwachs5905]

That is a remarkable observation to make from this particular clip. Harlow doesn't appear. Nora is played by Myrna Loy, and Dorothy is played by Maureen O'Sullivan. Nick is William Powell. William Powell married Jean Harlow during the same year that The Thin Man was released.

[@IamRocque]

@@kevinwachs5905 I think I’ve made an error 😂

[@unowen-nh9ov]

@@kevinwachs5905 Powell was divorced from Carole Lombard when they co-starred in My Man Godfrey & engaged to Harlow in Libeled Lady, they never married.

[@MsJackrussell2]

@@kevinwachs5905 Incorrect. William Powell was never married to Harlow. He was married to Carole Lombard.

[@FutureLaugh]

Did women usually talk 3 inches from a mans face like this back then?

[@101Volts]

I'm too young to know, but it's a reasonable suspicion that movies even back then had some differences from real life, that is, on the "small details" scale. Similarly, I'm also curious about the silly low-banister staircase in "Charlie Chan in the Secret Service" (1944.) It may have been low just to get a better shot of the actors going up or down the steps.