The Thin Man Films

Dan · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:19 am Post subject: The Thin Man Films

Lush Ex-Private Eye Nick Charles and his lovely also generally inebriated socialite wife Nora solve mysteries, have drinks, make amusing quips at each other, have drinks, get shot at by gangsters, play with their dog Asta, make fun of other people and of course have drinks. Genuinely some of the best Detective stories to come out of the early days of Hollywood. The first film was based on the Novel by Dashiell Hammett and is unequivocally the best of the six (Oh Yeah, I should have mentioned there's six Thin Man films) but the rest are still worth watching.

The Thin Man (1934)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Another Thin Man (1939)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
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trebuchet · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:27 am Post subject:

I liked reading the book but the movies left me wanting. I think of them as more caper/hi-jinks movies than detective movies. Now, The Third Man by Carol Reed was right up my alley. I only mention it here because I used to get the two mixed up.
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Dave · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:30 am Post subject:

Okay, Dan, you need to come down and watch some movies with me. You need to get me up to speed with "must watch" films and what not.

Paul, you need to come up to L.A. more and give me some movie edumacation. Who better than a film student to do the task?
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trebuchet · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:32 am Post subject:

My June is packed but come July we'll pop some o' the old corn and we'll have us a good old fashioned movie night! Smile

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Conan! What is best in life?

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Dan · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:41 am Post subject:

trebuchet · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:49 am Post subject:

Hmm, I'll have to go back and look at that one again. My memory of the film may be clouded by the dark si-- I mean, by my less than stellar review of the other five movies.
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Conan! What is best in life?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!"

Steve · Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject:

me too, me too
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trebuchet · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:46 am Post subject:

Yes! Come one, come all! Movie night is coming soon!
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Conan! What is best in life?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!"