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Song of the Thin Man

By movieMoll on June 7, 2009

Thirteen years after Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) first lit up the silver screen in “The Thin Man,” the pair give their farewell performance in the sixth and final entry of the series with “Song of the Thin Man.” Nick and Nora have aged a bit and eased up on their drinking [...]

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After the Thin Man

By movieMoll on May 30, 2009

The second in the movie series, “After the Thin Man” finds Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) fresh off train from New York and back home in San Francisco after Nick’s success in solving the celebrated Thin Man murder mystery. Although it’s New Year’s Eve, all the sophisticated, cocktail-swigging couple really wants is a [...]

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The Thin Man Goes Home

By movieMoll on March 17, 2009

Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) leave the big city and travel to Nick’s hometown to visit his parents. “The Thin Man Goes Home” is fifth of the six entries in the Thin Man series — and the least appealing. Powell and Loy don’t share enough screen time and there are more pratfalls [...]

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Shadow of the Thin Man

By movieMoll on March 13, 2009

Movie sequels are seldom satisfying, but the Thin Man Series is an exception. “Shadow of the Thin Man,” the fourth entry in the six-film series, is a rollicking ride with Nick Charles (William Powell) solving the death of a jockey and two subsequent murders in the seedy world of gambling. There’s an interesting mystery and [...]

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The Thin Man

By movieMoll on February 15, 2009

The first, and arguably the best of the six in the series, “The Thin Man” is a magical blend of glamour, witty repartee and a satisfying whodunit. Sophisticated, cocktail-guzzling private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his beautiful, elegant and wealthy wife Nora (Myrna Loy) are a match made in Hollywood heaven. The two entertain [...]

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Another Thin Man

By GroovyMovieGuy on February 13, 2009

Third in the “Thin Man” series, “Another Thin Man” plays it straighter with more dry wit and less alcohol-fueled humor than other movies in the series. One of the great silver screen couples, Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) add Nicky Charles Jr. (William A. Poulsen) to the family and solve the [...]

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