The Thin Man

The Thin Man

  • Director: W.S. Van Dyke
  • Writer: Albert Hackett,Frances Goodrich,Dashiell Hammett
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: May 25, 1934
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Der dünne Mann
  • Thin Man is a crime film directed by WS Van Dyke and starring Myrna Loy, William Powell.
    The film tells the story of private investigator Nick Charles and his wifeJust having a baby, they travel to Long Island, New York, to investigate a beach house murder, and the story of a couple who are drunk and still solve the mystery.

    Details

    • Release date May 25, 1934
    • Filming locations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

    Box office

    Budget

    $226,408 (estimated)

    Movie reviews

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    • By Roxane 2022-10-10 23:29:06

      Dashiel Hammett and his "Skinny" series

      Dashiel Hammett's novel was reprinted last year, and I bought a Kindle collection, including The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, The Thin Man, The Continental Detective Agency, The Bloody Harvest, The Curse of the Danes, and The Lady of the Night" and "The Screwdriver" are eight, among which "The Lady of the Night" also includes three short stories from the Sam Spade series.

      How famous is Hammett in the world of detective fiction? He is the founder of American hard-guy novels and the...

    • By Xzavier 2022-10-10 19:59:35

      [Film Review] The Thin Man (1934) 7.9/10

      Ex-sleuth Nick Charles (Powell) doesn't really want to go back to his old profession and why would he? He and wife Nora (Loy) live in the lap of luxury with nil to worry about. But Dorothy Wynant (O' Sullivan) is an old acquaintance of him and on the Christmas eve she has a foreboding that her father Clyde (Ellis) seems to renege on his promise of returning before Christmas to attend her upcoming...

    • By Osbaldo 2022-10-10 18:08:50

      [Film Review] The Thin Man (1934) 7.9/10

      Ex-sleuth Nick Charles (Powell) doesn't really want to go back to his old profession and why would he? He and wife Nora (Loy) live in the lap of luxury with nil to worry about. But Dorothy Wynant (O' Sullivan) is an old acquaintance of him and on the Christmas eve she has a foreboding that her father Clyde (Ellis) seems to renege on his promise of returning before Christmas to attend her upcoming...

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    • By Jeremie 2023-09-30 03:25:43

      The comedy element is enough, the suspenseful crime is really low, the plot is quite...

    • By Tiara 2023-09-27 05:08:05

      The suspenseful story is average, the lines and plots are lively, and the male and female partners are a perfect match. Huang Zongzhan is the director of...

    • By Malvina 2023-09-02 09:16:07

      3.5 stars, what do you think is a detective movie is actually a family sitcom (not) and I, who are supplementing the JB version of Sherlock Holmes, say this reasoning is good —————...

    • By Cade 2023-07-10 11:11:36

      The dog is cute, and the little expression is stunned. The biggest suspense in the whole film is not who murdered Julia, but how the dog will be cute next. The detective couple is a perfect match, playful and cute, and the lines of bickering sparkle. The kind of relationship that completely trusts each other, loves each other deeply, and becomes an inseparable whole with each other is really enviable. It is said that the director of this film took only two weeks to complete the filming, which...

    • By Durward 2023-05-21 06:16:13

      The hero and heroine are so well matched! The dialogue is also strong! But the reasoning is very...

    Movie plot

    Private investigator Nick Charles and his wife, who have just had a baby, travel to Long Island, New York, to investigate a beach house murder after a grumpy boss is suspected of being killed by a handsome young man. Still able to solve strange cases.
    Private detective Nick and his wife Nora are a hilarious detective couple who always team up to investigate cases. Newly born, they travel to Long Island, New York, to investigate a beach...
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    The original story is the work of the famous American detective novel writer Darth Miel Hammett . The film was nominated for Oscars Best Screenplay, created the tradition of male and female partners laughing at each other and helping each other to solve cases, and created the first successful screen couple in film history. The director has the title of "Once OK" in the film industry, and it took him only two weeks to complete the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Gil: There's a physiological as well as psychological angle in my father's relationship with Julia Wolf that the police have overlooked, and I think it settles the whole question. You see, my father was a sexagenarian.

      Reporter: He was?

      Gil: Yes, he admitted it.

      Reporter: A sexagenarian, eh?

      Gil: [nods]

      Reporter: But we can't put that in the paper.

      Gil: Why not?

      Reporter: You know how they are; sex?

      Gil: Well, then just say he was sixty years old.

      Reporter: Is that what that means?

      Gil: Of course!

    • Dorothy: You're not missing much. He's cuckoo!

      Clyde Wynant, the thin man: Like all the rest of us.

    • Clyde Wynant, the thin man: Is this fellow - has he seen the whole family?

      Dorothy: Yes and he still wants to marry me.

      Clyde Wynant, the thin man: He's a brave man!