The joy of the thin man movies comes from the easy relationship between the two stars, the light comic banter, the silly physical comedy, the dog, and of course, the drinking. The scripts after the thin man and another thin man show why employing hammett was a twoedged sword. A pair of never before published thin man novellas from the legendary dashiell hammett, in a multivoiced audiobook. Return of the thin man comprises of two sorta screenplays proffered as novellas and one plot outline written as sequels for the original the thin man movie. As ever, william powell and myrna loy star as sophisticated sleuths nick and.
The film was promoted in the united states under the title of return of the thin man, and was followed by shadow of the thin man 1941. However, as a standalone entity another thin man it is the most entertaining film in the series and arguably has the most depth. After the thin man on imdb after the thin man at the tcm movie database plot overview after the thin man at. Return of the thin man presents two previously unpublished novellas featuring nick and nora charles that became the basis for the 1930s films after the thin man and another thin man.
After the thin man 1936 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Return of the thin man by dashiell hammett goodreads. This movie maintains the wit and humour of the first two offerings, and powell and loys screen chemistry is never better. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Find out where the thin man is streaming, if the thin man is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The stories are entertaining mysteries that might be called reductive by its critics but never fall as low as to become parodies. Nora is fascinated by nicks roughandtumble life and especially his more unsavory friends.
Return of the thin man comprises two scripts hammett developed as a followon to the wildly successful thin man movie. Nick, nora and asta return in thin man novellas dashiell hammetts the thin man invented a new kind of crime fiction. An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. Some individual elements of the thin man may be stronger. Nick william powell and nora charles myrna loy return from vacation to their home in san francisco on new.
The thin man 1934 is a detective novel by dashiell hammett, originally published in the december 1933 issue of redbook. Return is witty and convincing, as good on the written page as on the screen. Van dyke and starring william powell, myrna loy, virginia grey, virginia grey, otto kruger. Watch 1934 the thin man part 2 daily tv series on dailymotion. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. It is common wisdom that the thin man sequels adhere to the law of diminishing returns, and while none of the followups reach the diamond level of the first film. Hammett never wrote a sequel but the book became the basis for a successful sixpart film series, which also began in 1934 with the thin man and starred william powell and myrna loy.
After the thin man is a 1936 american comedy film directed by w. 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. This time, nick powell and nora loy return to san francisco just in time for a surprise new years eve party at which no one recognises them, ironically enough. It brings back the characters weve gotten to know in the first film, the thin man, and subjects them to even more wacky criminal hijinks. Its new years eve, nick and nora charles have returned to the west coast, and the philandering hubby of noras cousin has gone missing. This film succeeds with its dialog and its visuals, with its humor and its intrigue, and powell and loy are at their bantering best. Another thin man 1939 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Hammett completists and film fans will best appreciate this collection containing the story treatments that became after the thin man 1936 and another thin man 1939, the sequels to the original ho. After the thin man hasnt quite the spontaneity and charm of the original, but its good mysterycomedy, the dialogue bright, the handling expert, and the principals as ingratiating as ever. Myrna loy and charles brokaw in another thin man 1939 myrna loy and william powell. Following the enormous success of the thin man movie in 1934, hammett was commissioned to write stories for additional films. Nick william powell and nora charles myrna loy return from vacation to their home in san francisco on new years eve, where noras stuffy.
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