First Time Watching *THE THIN MAN* (1934) | MOST REQUESTED MOVIES IN MAY

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

More than one critic has said that The Thin Man is really about marriage. All of the couples in the movie are horrible to each other, except for Nick and Nora. They love each other, they trust each other, and they protect each other. That scene where Nora walks in on Nick while he's consoling another woman is telling. She's a bit surprised, but she's not jealous. She knows he wouldn't cheat on her. So instead of acting hurt or making a scene, she sticks out her tongue. They really did drink a lot, didn't they? Anyone who drank so much today would be considered an alcoholic, but in this movie it was a sign of sophistication (and a source of humor). I wonder whether it had anything to do with the fact that prohibition had ended less than a year earlier. I'm looking forward to Arsenic and Old Lace. Thanks!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh that was one of my favorite scenes! In that moment you knew that absolutely nothing could separate Nick and Nora and that they truly are soulmates! And YES! There was so much drinking 😂 but now that you mentioned Prohibition, it makes more sense!! I am so excited for Arsenic and Old Lace!!

[@billolsen4360]

People were giving Prohibition the biggest funeral possible.

[@westlock]

William Powell and Myrna Loy were so linked together in the public mind that people just assumed that they were married. More than once, when they had to check into a hotel together while working on a film, they had to specifically tell the desk clerk that they wanted separate rooms.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hahaha! Wow that is hilarious! Well their chemistry was just soo good! They would’ve fooled me 😂

[@iluvmusicals21]

William Powell was madly in love with Jean Harlow at the time of her death.

[@sparky6086]

In the 1930's through the '40's, William Powell often if not always, polled as the most popular actor.

[@GarthKlein]

It is important to understand that this was only the second time Powell and Loy worked together in a film. They had such instant rapport in Manhattan Melodrama, that Van Dyke wanted to pair them together in this film. Sometimes actors just click together. Manhattan Melodrama is not a great film but it is the answer to almost every trivia question you can think of: the only film Powell and Clark Gable made together; they both married Carole Lombard; it was the last film gangster John Dillinger saw before being shot by the FBI outside the Biograph Theatre in Chicago. By the way, Toronto was renovating what is now the Elgin-Winter Garden Theatre at the same time the Biograph was being demolished and bought their period seats. If you see a play at the Elgin-Winter Garden, you may be sitting on the last chair Dillinger ever occupied. Ushers at the theatre make a point of sitting in every seat in the twin theatres to insure they can make that boast.

[@silentwitness536]

Good video. Subbed.

[@nathanbohlig6931]

I love how you get excited when you see actors you recognize, because I get the same way with these old films.

[@keithbrown8490]

These Thin Man movies are so popular that Turner Classic Movies Channel every New Year's Day runs a marathon of all the movies in the series that day. Also the first sequel has Jimmy Stewart in a major supporting role. Powell and Loy were such a great team they did I think 14 movies together not just the Thin Man movies. Looking forward to the Cary Grant Movies ! There are so many on screen and behind the screen stories just about Arsenic and Old Lace. Can't wait !

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you for sharing your insight 😊Yes! I can’t wait for Arsenic and Old Lace!!

[@JustOnePageAway]

I look forward to it every year😃

[@jamesrichardson3322]

@@MoviesWithMia You have watch the 1946 Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart and Laura Bacall. Bogart is playing hard boiled Private Detective Phillips Marlow, this Character was written by Dashiell Hammett who also wrote Thin Man . Dashiell Hammett was blacklisted during the McCarthy era, they say he refused to turn over known communist. I was wrong It was Raymond Chandler wrote the Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago on July 23, 1888. Our home town and greatest city in the world Chicago. William Powell was in two other Thin Man films, 1939, 1946.

[@jamesrichardson3322]

@@MoviesWithMia Are you going too do reaction video for the rest of the Thin Man 🎥 film. Richard Powell done radio shows of the Thin Man series and other shows.

[@francoispayette3829]

the second thin man was mr. JAMES STEWART first acting role. the thin man series has 6movies ,not as good as the first one,but the chemistry of the charles is still incredible and worth viewing specialy the second movie.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes! I DEFINITELY want to watch the other 5 films! I want to see more of Nick and Nora Charles!! And JAMES STEWART!! Now I have even more of a reason to watch the second film!! Thank you for recommending! 😊

[@Marckymarc71]

Actually I think the second film, AFTER THE THIN MAN was even better than this one!

[@francoispayette3829]

@@Marckymarc71 i think the same thing

[@luissegovia8205]

@@Marckymarc71 really..?? .. I dont see it the second one... But this is a másterpiece!!! Five star for me... And the after the thin man is better...??... Woooow!!!!

[@cstarv]

hate to say but Jimmy was miscast in that. although I love him, my favorite actor

[@thomasjacques5286]

We love the entire series and watch the marathon's TCM shows every year. The chemistry between Loy (Nora) and Powell (Nick) is magic and doesn't age and oh so much fun to watch even today. I'd love to hang out with them.

[@billolsen4360]

"I think it's a dirty trick to bring me all the way to New York just to make a widow of me." "You won't be a widow for long." "You bet I won't!" "Not with all your money."

[@retromaven2159]

The overlooked co-star of the film is Asta the dog, real name Skippy. He appeared in over 20 films including ones starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. The actors were not allowed to interact with Skippy between takes because his trainer felt it would break his concentration. He was replaced for the last 2 Thin Man films due to his age. I think he steals every scene he is in!!! 🐕

[@Glittersword]

I think one reason this movie was filmed so quickly was that Skippy (ASTA) was already a veteran (trained) canine actor. If they had to wait for him to be trained...

[@paulymar5996]

Thanks so much for reacting to this movie. As much as I like the first one, the second one, "After the Thin Man," is my favorite. But only by the "thinnest" of margins.

[@ragoligist]

"What's that man doing in my drawers?" and "waiter will you serve the nuts" funny stuff

[@JPSE57]

Missed my favorite line: "Waiter, would you serve the nuts? I mean, would you serve the guests the nuts?"

[@ericjanssen394]

William Powell had a very distinctive voice in 30’s comedy - 60’s comic Don Adams used to do an imitation of Powell in his nightclub act, and that became the famous brassy, nasally trademark voice Adams would go on to use in “Get Smart” and “Inspector Gadget”.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh I loved William Powell’s voice! It was very distinct and suave!! I really just love William Powell as a whole!! 😍😊

[@billolsen4360]

And can you believe it, Don Adams was a US Marine Drill Instructor during WW2.

[@williamcabell142]

Your hair looks so pretty. The Thin man series was so good! Boy they could drink! 😂 The studio system would use the character actor again,and again, that is why they will show up again and again! They were under contract. No the thin man is Nick.

[@richardcutts196]

Dashiell Hammett wrote the Maltese Falcon as well.

[@Sovreign071]

The exchange at 21:47 is one of my favourites in cinematic history. In a lot of films, the plot would be completely derailed by the misunderstanding, and no one would communicate! A bunch of cheap drama to pad out a thin story! Here? They pull faces at eachother, and you know EXACTLY what each of them is saying, while still being respectful of the grieving girl! Pure genius! ETA a great quote not in this cut. Nora: They wrote that you got shot twice in the Tabloids. Nick: Nonsense! He got nowhere NEAR my tabloids!

[@jackmessick2869]

"He didn't get anywhere near my tabloids" gets me every time.

[@billr686]

I'm so impressed that you recognized Porter Hall in other movies, you are becoming the true cinemaphile. Now that I think about it, I am hoping "His GIrl Friday" is part of your Cary Grant series, because: 1. Porter Hall is in it 2. It probably has the fastest dialogue in movie history 3. The lead actress, Rosalind Russell, was very proud of playing independent strong woman and act as a role model for other women. 4. Even today it is still considered the best movie newspaper movie in history.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh yes! I have His Girl Friday on the list for this month! I can’t wait to watch it! Thank you for recommending 😊

[@bespectacledheroine7292]

Nick and Nora are such icons in the classic film fan community it’s unreal, *everybody* loves ‘em so it’s like clockwork to see yet another person beguiled by them. I can’t even front because I do too. Solving murders as a happily married couple with dog is just the ideal life as far as I’m concerned. I mentioned before I just barely prefer the first sequel to this and it’s for a lot of reasons really, which I guess are best stored away for now. But the cool thing to note about both is the holiday maximization potential: Thin Man could be construed as a light Christmas flick and After the Thin Man as a rare New Year’s one. Sequels that take place immediately afterwards are always fun so it’s no wonder I love it so much.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh I love that the sequels pick up right where the last finished! I definitely have to watch the others! This was such a great film!

[@Duke00x]

The second one took what worked best in the first one and got rid of the things that didn't work as well. It is like those few times you get a sequel years later or a remake that holds true to the original but updates it and refines it. It benefitted from a bigger budget.

[@anthonymunn8633]

Glad to see you covering this fun movie!It's cool seeing someone reacting to the older classics,not the same 10 movies from the 80s!Subscribed! And the man who played Chris,Cesar Romero,became known as the "latin lover" throughout his career,and had a career revival in the 60s by playing "The Joker" on the Batman TV series.

[@billolsen4360]

Never ever saw Cesar Romero play a character as goofy as The Joker at any time in his career, but Batman on TV really brought out his zany side.

[@andrewbwsmith8201]

Re: shooting The Thin Man in two weeks. The director of the film, W.S. Van Dyke, was known as "One Take" Woody because he worked so fast.

[@spatulasnout]

10:05 - "These pre-Code films..." Agreed! Always found it fascinating to observe the change in cultural expression in that brief window between 1929 and 1933-34, from the advent of "talkies", up through Prohibition ('33) and then Hays Code ('34)

[@sansabark]

Don’t forget the performance of Skippy as Asta.

[@ricardobranchini8723]

"Double wedding" with Powell/Loy is also very funny....the dialogue in that movie is great !!

[@josiepkat]

I've seen this several times and I think you explained what happened better than I could've. A lot of noir have stories that that have some big plot holes - and they are sometimes more about the ride and the style. I just love all the scenes with Powell and Loy because they're so fun and of course their marriage is so enviable.

[@RMBittner]

I LOVE “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Thank you for bringing such wonderful attention to these older classics.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you for watching the videos 😊 I am also really excited for Arsenic and Old Lace!

[@cimarronwm9329]

Excited for Arsenic and Old Lace. Love Cary Grant and Josephine Hull. Glad you enjoyed Nick, Nora and Asta.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh Asta was the sweetest thing! I want a dog soooo bad!! I also LOVED Nick and Nora! One of the greatest couples I’ve seen in film! I can’t wait to watch more of Cary Grant!!

[@gregorywilson1960]

@@MoviesWithMiaIf you want to see them two as husband and wife watch Mr. blanding builds his dream house. Outstanding comedy.

[@fringelilyfringelily391]

Josephine Hull was a national treasure, what an actress ! I suppose you know that Maureen O' Sullivan was Mia Farrow's mother.

[@emilyfarfadet9131]

I really like the attitude that Nick Charles has towards crime and criminals. He's on good terms, even with people he's had arrested- his response upon getting shot and being asked if he wants to press charges is "I dunno, maybe it was an accident"- it's such a touch of humanity that even contemporary procedurals don't even think to gift their protagonists.

[@paintedjaguar]

I love screwball comedies and the fact that Nick & Nora are already married in the Thin Man movies gives them a different kind of spice. It makes me sad that I'll probably never manage to see all of Myrna Loy's many movies. Maureen O'Sullivan was a firecracker too. She was adorable in "Tarzan and His Mate" (1934). Surprised there's been no mention of Myrna Loy's wardrobe.

[@paintedjaguar]

At 21:11, notice the little muff that O'Sullivan is carrying? Before near universal central AC and car ownership, when people were more exposed to the elements in their day to day lives, an accessory like this was useful as well as decorative (like men's hats). Even when I was a teenager, a muff was something that women might own and carry for extra dressy occasions in cold weather. And how about that little Scottish outfit on Myrna Loy? It's nearly as cute as Ginger's riding outfit in "Top Hat". And did you notice at 39:42 that there's no bra included in that ensemble? I noticed. This was pretty common in the 30's - reminds me of how women dressed back in the 1970's as well.

[@jackmessick2869]

Remember that alcohol consumption had just been re-legalized in December 1933.

[@Forever-my4wp]

Thank you for covering The Thin Man, one of my favorites! 30 years ago I had heard about it and rented the film - I liked it so much I rented all the others and called in sick the next day! I am also glad to hear you are covering Arsenic and Old Lace! I seem to remember a story that Cary Grant had wanted to reshoot some scenes because he felt he played a little too "over-the-top" but could not do it due to time constraints. I thought it was great as it was.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hahaha! Yes the perfect use of a sick day!! I can’t wait for Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace! I have only seen him in The Philadelphia Story and I can’t wait to see his versatility!!!

[@jeannemiller1461]

Maureen O'Sullivan was Mia Farrow's mother. I could really see the resemblance because of the age she was when she made this movie.

[@robincochran7369]

There's another movie that has William and Myrna that wasn't a Thin Man movie: Libeled Lady. It also stars Spencer Tracy and Jean Harlow. A great movie to react to.

[@Bevsie54]

Hello Mia, I love your channel! I grew up on these movies. We used to have a show called Million Dollar Movies and I was addicted to it as a kid back in the 60’s. Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart are amazing. I loved watching you watch Rear Window. Ah hell, I’ve enjoyed watching you watch them all. The 30’s and 40’s are movie GOLD. I just couldn’t resist giving you a few names of movies that you absolutely must put on your list of classics. Bette Davis in Now Voyager….OMG. The Women, another must. John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara in The Quiet Man. I heard you mention loving Romeo and Juliet - if so, you must see the 1969 Franco Zeffirelli version. Barbara Stanwyck in Ball of Fire. The More the Merrier with Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea. Bette Davis in The Great Lie, The Little Foxes. The Farmers Daughter it’s Loretta Young, Bachelor Mother with Ginger Rogers. There’s so many more, but these will not disappoint.

[@gurkhalegend9667]

Thank you for doing this. One of my favorite movies/series. Great writing, great stars, great riffing. Thank you.

[@jamesharper3933]

The dialogue in this film is brilliant! My favorite of all the Thin Man movies. You by far do the best job of movie reviews on KZbin. And I love that you do the classic movies. I am 56 and I enjoy films from the 30's-60's.👍😄

[@Sp33gan]

I love how the clues are keeping you guessing, Mia. That's not only a sign of good writing, but that the movie has gotten you invested in the story and the characters. A fun thing to notice is, during the exposition scenes with Nick, Nora, and the detective, they have to keep stopping while they walk. That's because Asta needs to stop at every tree and fire hydrant on the way, though the dog is never shown during the sequence. It's just left to our intelligence to understand. You're noticing a film noir feel to the story, which is because it was originally written that way in the Hammett short story. Many of Hammett's works were adapted into film noir, including the brilliant Maltese Falcon. I managed to find a volume of Hammett's works in a single bound hardcover and I take it out to re-read it once in a while. Myrna Loy and William Powell worked so well together that they were cast in a large number of films together, not just the six Thin Man movies. All of those are well worth checking out - I Love You Again, Manhattan Melodrama, The Great Ziegfeld and several others. I first became aware of this movie as an early teen in the mid-1970s when one of our local radio stations used to air old radio plays on Saturday nights. Besides stories from The Shadow, Superman, Abbott and Costello, they played a one hour version of The Thin Man adapted for radio and starring Loy and Powell. It would have been used as promotion for the movie at the time of release. It was so good, I was hooked and had to see the movie itself, which I did just a year or two later. I wasn't disappointed and this young man fell in love with Myrna Loy as well as the wonderful relationship the Charles' shared.

[@jeffmartin5703]

Another classic checked off your list! I told you that you would love their chemistry!! I do enjoy your observations of the movies and your growing understanding that these films are the building blocks of everything after. Carry On!!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes! Their chemistry was AMAZING! I definitely have to watch the other films! Thank you for recommending 😊

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

If you wanna see more William Powell movies, I would recommend "Libeled Lady" (which, also, stars Myrna Loy and Powell's real-life girlfriend, Jean Harlow) and "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid", which is a little lesser-known but, I just find it delightful! Also, so funny you assumed that William Powell and Myrna Loy had worked together a lot before this movie when, in reality, they really hadn't. They had only worked on one movie immediately before this one called "Manhattan Melodrama" and they didn't even play a romantic couple in that movie. "The Thin Man" was only their 2nd film together and their first time playing a couple. Their natural chemistry and rapport was just so good, it just makes you think that they've known each other forever.

[@robincochran7369]

About the drinking....prohibition had recently been repealed. I guess they were enjoying their new found freedom. 😅

[@GlenHallstrom]

Okay, great video as usual. Now, yes, the actor playing Chris Jorgenson is very tall...and dark...and Latin. because... It's Cesar Romero in one of his first roles. BTW, if you like Porter Hall, he was one of Preston Sturges's stock company of actors. Films of Sturges in which he is in are The Great McGinty, Sullivan's Travels, Hail the Conquering Hero (my favorite) and The Palm Beach Story (that one you'll love).

[@javimu111]

In the sequence that (in this Review edit) begins at 28:43 there is a GREAT gag that keeps happening outside of the frame. It is best seen when you watch the entire scene in the movie itself: as Myrna Loy and William Powell walk on the sidewalk and the camera follows them, you will see that Myrna Loy is holding the dog's leash. As the leash 'moves' around from side to side under her grasp, you will notice - if you pay attention - that the leash gravitates towards every tree that they pass by on the sidewalk. The dog, presumably, is "stopping" to pee in every single one of them! It even causes the humans to stop and wait for the dog to finish, repeatedly, over and over. They do not even allude to it. The humans just continue talking. This is GREAT Direction!! It's HILARIOUS!! Audiences in 1934 would start laughing in the theaters and the laughter would get larger and larger as spectators realized what was going on!!! But the dog's behavior is neither mentioned nor talked about. But everyone knows what dogs "do."

[@philipcochran1972]

Wynant is the thin man in the first Thin Man film in which Wynant dies, but the name 'thin man' is used to name the sequels which i suspect was an identification marketing ploy for the sequels. All the Thin Man films have complicated plots with everyone as a suspect and a gathering for a reveal at the end but they are still very entertaining.

[@MoviesWithMia]

I have got to check out the rest of those films!! They sound so entertaining!!!

[@Duke00x]

Yeah after the first one the "thin man" kind refers to Nick (it is how they keep the name for the sequels to as you said identify them with the first one).

[@mtngrl5859]

William Powell & Myrna Loy were the most successful team out there- they made a total of 14 films together. They were good friends off screen, so their chemistry on screen was helped by being friends. As far as The Thin Man series went, Nick & Nora had this banter always going on where Nora wants him to do some work. Their character arc is that Nick married Nora who was quite wealthy. Nick thought he hit "easy street" even though it was a marriage of love. So, he doesn't come off as a Gold Digger, the plots loosely have a not involved plot, its really about their playful relationship. As far as all the drinking, FDR had reversed prohibition after being elected ( repealed the Volstead Act), so the bars were crowded, so people were drinking legitimately now. The public really saw them as a couple, so when Powell, Loy, Jean Harlow, and Spencer Tracy made Libeled Lady, even though Harlow & Powell were a couple off screen, the directors wouldn't cast her and Powell as the love match in the film, since the public wouldn't accept it.

[@laurab391]

Love the Thin Man series. Mia you look beautiful! Writing this early on, but when Asta is stopping at every pole, tree, hydrant in the street scene(I think it's this movie), is hysterical.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Awww thank you Laura, I really appreciate that 😊 and yes!! Asta was sooo cute 😂

[@billolsen4360]

Love the Wired Haired Fox Terrier breed. And Asta knew how to perform without putting on airs. Always played just a dog.

[@Neaptide184]

Trend setter. There are an astounding number of great movies from this era, keep reacting to them, others will catch on. Highly recommend, “The Quiet Man”, “Casablanca,” “Mr Roberts,” is especially wonderful.

[@robincochran7369]

Yes, Yes and Yes.

[@002DrEvil]

William Powell and Myrna Loy also appeared in Libeled Lady with Spencer Tracy and Jean Harlow. I haven't seen the film in years but it was very enjoyable at the time. He also starred in Mister Roberts with James Cagney, Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yeah I definitely want to watch more movies with Powell and Loy!! They are a fabulous movie couple!

[@paintedjaguar]

Both good movies. "Mister Roberts" (1955) is one of the better WW2 dramedies and "Libeled Lady" (1936) is one of the best of the screwball comedies.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh I wasn’t aware the Mister Roberts was a War film! That’s awesome!

[@billolsen4360]

Mr Roberts - what a cast!

[@suebob16]

Thank you so much for reacting to The Thin Man. You may be the first channel to react to this 1934 classic. I hope in the future you will react to The African Queen with Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. Another of my favorites!

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh yes! We will definitely be watching The African Queen on this channel!!

[@suebob16]

Yay, thanks! Looking forward to it!

[@sarataylor6164]

My request - one of my favorite black and white comedies for the script - is Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944). It is so well written around humor that was a tiny bit dark, even for modern times, and Betty Hutton's and Eddie Bracken's chemistry is adorable.

[@tranya327]

Tiffany - It's very possible that THE THIN MAN is the very first movie to depict a person with super powers (a super hero?) in film history. Think about it: three times during the film, in moments of crisis, Nick Charles displays the power of super-speed, coupled with extreme accuracy of movement. He disarms Dorothy, when she brandishes her gun at him, then does it again when the thug is about to shoot him during the midnight visit, and then finally, to disarm McCaulley. (In the 2nd example - the midnight attack - the creators clearly increased the camera rate to speed up the action; they may or may not have done it again, when Nick punches out McCaulley.) In each case, Nick reacts and moves SO FAST that you barely even see anything. We have the luxury of backing up and being able to play the scene again and again, so that you know exactly where to look. I also recall reading somewhere, that when the Marvel creators wanted to model the relationship between Tony Stark and Pepper Potts in the IRON MAN and AVENGERS films, they went back and studied the dialogue between Nick and Nora in the Thin Man films. I can certainly believe it! ...you may or may not also be aware that Maureen O'sullivan is the mother of Mia Farrow.

[@m0cker184]

21:47 I saw this movie years ago and this is the moment I remember most vividly, I love Nick and Nora and this moment shows why perfectly.

[@robertguttman1487]

She considers it remarkable that Woodie Van Dyke filmed The Thin Man in only 2 weeks. Wait until she starts getting int the films of Roger Corman, some of whom's films were shot in as little as 3 days!

[@thomast8539]

From the 1930s...you have Harlow, Lombard, Rogers, Crawford, Lamarr, Leigh, de Havilland, and many others...but you can keep them all...Myrna Loy was the most beautiful and glamorous of them all...well, with Lombard a very close second.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes, I’ll have to agree, though I really loved De Havilland in GWTW!

[@richardcutts196]

You aren't the only person to think the 'Thin Man' was William Powell. The entire series naming pattern was based on that mistake and a need to connect to the first movie.

[@jazzheadjan6176]

Fun fact. Maureen O'Sullivan was Mia Farrow's mother.

[@btraven7536]

You have great taste So refreshing to find a youtuber who realizes there were movies before Star Wars

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you very much! I just love classic films and I wish more people gave them a chance! They are some real treasures!

[@SRSMYTH1]

Interesting fact if you don’t know, but Maureen O’Sullivan was the mother of Mia Farrow, who was once married to Frank Sinatra before becoming the partner of Woody Allen.

[@MoviesWithMia]

NO WAY!!! That is so cool! Mia Farrow, from Rosemary’s Baby! Man what a small world! Thank you for sharing that!!

[@bobmessier5215]

Another great film Dashiel Hammett wrote is "The Maltese Falcon". It also has quick and witty dialogue. It also stars my favorite actor of the 1930's-40's era, Humphrey Bogart.

[@deedee67888]

You had me at "pre-code" - you have a new sub 🙂

[@catherinelw9365]

Great reaction, Mia! Love the visuals you added to your introduction. Like you, I LOVE the chemistry between Nick and Nora. And I really enjoy how plucky Nora is - she’s no whiny rich girl! Can’t wait for Cary Grant! He’s one of my all time favorite male leads. I think you’re going to fall in love with him! 😍

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you Catherine 😊 Yeah I really wanted to find a fun way to transition to 6 days later :) and YES! I am excited for more Cary Grant films!

[@marybicanic8269]

Love love love your reactions!!! Your spontaneous delight to the plot, balanced with the observations of the players performing is truly satisfying. I've always enjoyed The Thin Man', spontaneous dialog, loose, yet controlled, and intermixed with fine physical comedy. Thanks.

[@mariocisneros911]

Powell and Loy made approximately a dozen films together

[@jenniferyorgan4215]

Myrna Loy and William Powell did a couple other good films together outside of thin man series. Manhattan Melodrama and Libeled Lady

[@TimothySmiths]

I love Powell and Loy together in films, The thing I really like is they stayed lifelong friends, I've seen interviews with Loy who talked about going and seeing powell who was in ill health and wasnt really socializing with people, she insisted on coming over and they talked , he didnt want to bother people with his issues, she said we are friends of course i want to see you. i think it is heartwarming they were so close in a platonic way.Powell had a history of this, he and Lombard after having been married before were friends and when she was with Gable and he with Harlow ,used to vacation together up till Lombard's untimely death.

[@dennismason3740]

When you get a dog remember: companion. Also get a rescue dog that nobody wants. You'll be glad you did.

[@Wungolioth]

I find it interesting that the studio didn't have much confidence in the project, but $14,000 was A LOT of money in 1934, that sounds like a bidding war between studios. The fact that the movie came out the same year as the book was published makes it a hot property. The way the studio heads were, I wouldn't be surprised if they were less concerned about making it, but more concerned about keeping it away from rival studios.

[@jucadvgv3449]

just a fun little fact for you: the 'shady guy' that you mentioned was in several 'charlie chan' movies, either as a policeman (in london, paris, rio, or many other places where chan happened to be), many times as a form of comic relief; yes, that does show some of his versatility.

[@mack7882]

Thank you for watching this, a great film. Have always loved this film and these characters. Fell in love with Myrna Loy.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Oh it was a pleasure! This was such a great film!

[@wasgreg]

My mother loved this series of movies. As a child I would watch them with her, but truly only appreciated the humor when I got older. Nick and Nora are fantastic together. Good to see a loving couple.

[@ericmarley7060]

Love the slapstick in this film. The second film is great as well.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yes! This film was equal parts hilarious and intense! I definitely have to watch the second film!!

[@ericmarley7060]

Can't wait! Stewart is amazing, especially considering it's his first role, and the movie tells a lot about Nick and Nora's past.@@MoviesWithMia

[@jucadvgv3449]

i don't have a clue how i missed your reaction to this! i love all your reaction videos, and i absolutely adore all the thin man (especially 1st 3) movies and can't imagine any other nick and nora than powell and loy. they're fantastically funny. so glad i noticed it just now. (i've been both watching some of your recent reactions in the last couple of weeks and rewatching some of your older ones that i remembered enjoying so much.)

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you so much for watching! I HAVE to see the other movies of this franchise!

[@jucadvgv3449]

@@MoviesWithMia having seen many of your other reactions, and esp seeing how you loved the humor and the powell/loy chemestry in this one, i'm sure you'll love them! one thing only, be absolutsly CERTAIN that you watch them in chronological order lol.

[@ryanflake3481]

This is my favorite film. I wish more people knew it.

[@MoviesWithMia]

I wish more people knew about it too!! Nick and Nora are such an iconic couple!!!

[@PrinceofArfon]

These two are probably my favorite couple in the movies, and certainly my favorite married characters. Powell and Loy are electric in basically everything with each other. Definitely check out the other Thin Man movies. Nick and Nora are always delightful, and the second one in particular is a bonafide classic -- it has Jimmy Stewart, the wit is off the charts, and also the mystery is probably even better than this one. It's also my favorite "New Year's" movie, with my favorite party scene in any movie.

[@002DrEvil]

I wonder if this was the first film the word sex was used. Old films would often want to be the first to use a taboo word. Anatomy of a murder was the first to use the word panties, and it featured several times in the film.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Yeah, not gonna lie it was a bit of a shock to hear them use sex in this film 😂 one more reason why I love Pre-Code Films!! They never stop surprising me 😂

[@Duke00x]

@@MoviesWithMia Pre-code films had a lot of risque stuff in them (especially dialogue). A Wonderful life has some lines in it you would not expect (from the female star in fact).

[@theflowerhead]

Movies With Mia, how cute. Enjoyed this, I'm subbing. Girl you got some locks.

[@AlanCanon2222]

I scored Like #149 on this video, which as the sum of two perfect squares, sums me up entirely. I feel like a fool for recommending The Thin Man without checking to see if you'd already reviewed it. I get that EXACT same vibe from the pre-Code films...we had to wait until the 1960s with movies like it back. The first scene between Nick and Nora, and the way their chemistry is established reminds me of Indy and Marion's first scene in her bar in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981). Not because the characters' relationships are identical across the two stories, but just the fantastic chemistry. Like Karen Allen and Harrison Ford, Myrna and William keep up the pace for the whole production.

[@jucadvgv3449]

people who didn't pay attention all thought that the thin man was nick, so all the other books and movies referred to nick that way. i'm in my 60's, and this has been on my willing to rewatch list since i discovered it more than 30 years ago.

[@americanaforever6725]

The Thin Man is one of my favorite films all time

[@Zebred2001]

Great reaction Mia! I really respect your appreciation for film history. I can see you writing scholarly books about film history one day. You may know this but there is an obscure term for the high society films of the thirties called "the White Telephone" because of their conspicuous use in these movies. The Thin Man and Nick Charles are also mentioned briefly in the 1976 hit song Can You Feel It by Bill Amesbury.

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you, Vince 😊 wow scholarly books about cinema? Dang, thanks for that 😂 oh I never knew that these high society films were referred to as The White Telephone! That is cool! I am definitely going to have to check that song out! Thank you for your comment 😊

[@macc.1132]

This movie is fantastic and the dialogue is golden! Check out 1949's The Heiress, which is among William Wyler's best films, for more great characters (albeit is a much more dramatic film). Love that you are watching a lot of Golden Age classics! I believe so many of these blockbusters relied heavily on great writing rather than special effects like so many hits today. I appreciate films from all eras, but there is this showmanship to these productions in which the writing just crackles. The BEST way to make money back then was to get that insightful script!

[@jnagarya519]

William Powell's last fim was "Mister Roberts" -- also great for Henry Fonda and James Cagney.

[@shilohbrutalis582]

Glad to rediscover you. You make great soundtracks

[@chrissmith-us3bu]

I love that you did a reaction video to The Thin Man. You should check out Star of Midnight, it's basically the same movie with William Powell playing detective and Ginger Rogers taking over Myrna Loys role.

[@mattn6066]

according to James Cagney (actor, co founder & 1st vp of the screen actors guild) said that under the studio system that 12-15 hour 6 day a week shoots were not uncommon. Julies Epstien estimated that the studios in the peek of the studio system would put out about 45-50 movies a year. This assembly line aspect of filmmaking may explain why this movie and many others were made in 2 weeks

[@002DrEvil]

Roger Corman is probably an even faster director than WS Van Dyke. He once shot a film in 2 days because he still had Boris Karloff on contract for that time after finishing a previous film sooner than expected.

[@MoviesWithMia]

OH MY GOD!! TWO DAYS!! And a FULL LENGTH film?? Sweet baby Ray’s that is speedy 😂😂 i would feel so nervous on that set as an actor 😂

[@anthonymunn8633]

@@MoviesWithMia Corman's B-movie Little Shop of Horrors (with Jach Nicholson in a small but funny role) was shot in two days. On a related note,Peter Bogdonovich made his first movie,the thriller Targets, for Corman,with these dictates:"Boris Karloff owes me two days,shoot 20 minutes with him;I also have this Karloff movie,The Terror,use 20 minutes of that; then shoot 40 minutes with a couple more actors."

[@baskervillebee6097]

William Powell made many delightful movies, but my favorite will forever be My Man Godfrey. William Powell, Carol Lombard, and a host of crazy characters.

[@LadyOndyne]

I love this movie so much!!! Nick and Nora are marriage goals XD

[@juanitajones6900]

The tall guy named Chris was Cesar Romero, who became a successful supporting actor during the 1940s and is best known as the first actor to portray the Joker in the 1960s TV series, "Batman".

[@melissastruxness512]

You review the best movies. I love old films. Love your info on these movies as well. Director etc. have seen these all so far but love watching others opinions on them

[@luissegovia8205]

And cesar romero too!!!!... I love this movie... But is not in my collection... Yet 😩

[@greatday5404]

One of my favorite movies. Great job ✅

[@davidneel8327]

Maureen O'Sullivan was also in the first Tarzan movie with Johnny Weismiller.

[@CEngelbrecht]

36:30 Just to point out, the random guy Dorothy shows up with at the revealing dinner party, we saw him earlier at the Christmas party. It's the drunk guy that was commenting on what a nice little brunette Dorothy was. So he might've been stalking her and hooked up with her drinking in a club. And the guy playing Chris is a young Cesar Romero, known as the Joker in the camp Batman TV series from the sixties.

[@arthurerickson5162]

Love your channel and your reactions. It’s like I’m watching TCM😊. The Thin Man series is a favorite of mine. Glad to see others appreciate it! Suggestion - watch Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney during the July 4th week. Definitely fits a July 4th theme! (So many films, so little time.)

[@MoviesWithMia]

Thank you Arthur! I am glad you like the channel! I will definitely check out Yankee Doodle Dandy!

[@iainsan]

Another great review. Thank you! I really enjoyed it.

[@snakesnoteyes]

Keeping up with the Charles is a great drinking game to die to

[@ctmdarkonestm]

Speaking of movies shot quickly, Saw was filmed in 5 days. One of Roger Corman's movies he only had the actors for 3 days so he did two days of rehearsals and one day to film the whole thing.

[@BeeWhistler]

Oh, man... my 15-year-old told me she's interested in old movies that are specifically murder mysteries (mother's little ghoul). I've watched a lot of old films but haven't had access to an easy steady supply of them in a while since we don't have cable tv and I usually got my fix with the channels that like to play those old flicks on rotation, so I was drawing a blank. With some thinking I remembered a lot of film noir and Hitchcock the like, and we had the pleasure of being able to see Casablanca in the theater a few weeks ago for the first time (somehow I managed to miss that one though I basically knew the whole plot). But I was sure there had to be more. I favor screwball comedies myself, so I was still struggling. But this has everything! I've got to sit her little carcass down with some popcorn to take this one in. Oh, and it just occurred to me that there's another neither of us have seen... my Dad once told me his favorite movie was Bad Day at Black Rock. Looks pretty serious so maybe she'll like that...

[@Divamarja_CA]

I just bought a copy of BDABR a couple months ago. I attended the Lone Pine Film Festival, in Lone Pine, CA. Part of that movie was filmed in Lone Pine. A film entry at the festival was a 1940 Cesar Romero western.

[@josephpaul4548]

Perhaps somebody mentioned this, but another film starring these two as a couple - not Nick and Nora - was "I Love You Again" from 1940 by the same director as here. Very good and funny film with character actor Frank McHugh in his typical sidekick role.

[@peterrenevitz3059]

I have now watched 2 of your reactions. Am happy to see you are watching some classics. Am really enjoying them. If you haven't already, I would recommend some Humphrey Bogart - Maltese Falcon, Big Sleep, Casablanca. Also the Saint in London (1939).

[@MoviesWithMia]

Hey Peter! Thanks for watching! I actually have a video out on Casablanca, you should check it out! Also, I have Maltese Falcon and the Big Sleep on our list for our Film Noir Month! I will check out the Saint in London! Thank you for recommending 😊

[@michaelrigg3623]

Just found your channel while looking up Thin Man scenes to show friends. Instantly subscribing.

[@NoLegalPlunder]

You should see William and Myrna in the movie I Love You Again. It's a great movie. I highly recommend it. Not sure if you've seen the move One Way Passage with William. It is one of my favorites -- especially around this time of year.