Shemp howard, in his only mgm film, has a small role in the final reel of the film as wacky, one of a group of excons sent up the river by nick. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The third installment of the thin man series sees the detective duo of nick and nora charles dragged into another mystery that has more to it than may at first be seen. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the thin man another thin man shadow of the thin man the thin man goes home song of the thin man alias nick and nora. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the. Nick and nora charles william powell and myrna loy are back for their third film in this series, and sporting a new addition to the family nick jr. The original movie trailer for the third film in the series the thin man written by dashiell hammett. Van dyke ii, starring william powell and myrna loy. This website is made possible, in part, by displaying a few online advertisements to our visitors.
Read the full synopsis of another thin man, 1939, directed by w. The thin man, american detective film, released in 1934, that was considered a paragon of the fun, sophisticated, glib dramas produced by hollywood during the great depression. Interestingly, even though the thin man of the first film was a murder victim, subsequent entries associate nick and nora as mr. Van dyke on allmovie too much plot tends to get in the way of the. An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to. The thin man was nominated for four oscars, including nominations for picture, director, and lead actor, but didnt win any. Three years after the second thin man entry, mgm brought back the. Can nick, nora, faithful dog asta, and baby nicky jr. Family business with one of noras fathers associates leads them to a long island estate, where the bodies and suspects appear even before they arrive at their destination. My sister thought it was a little tackedon compared to after the thin man and i cant say that i disagree. Another thin man 1939 letterboxd your life in film. On that date which also marks the 100th birthday of the late star, myrna loy, all six films which entertained and delighted fans over a year period will be included in the collection. Kicking the month off is our lovely couple who actually return for their second july five, myrna loy and william powell. The complete thin man collection the thin man after the thin man.
Powell and loy are awesome as ever but sometimes you. In another thin man 1939, nick and nora and their dog asta visit the estate of col. At the same time, the best of the thin man movies are the ones that weave interesting mysteries. Thats certainly the case in the thin man 1934, a murder mystery in which the murder and the mystery are insignificant compared to the personal styles of the actors. William powell is to dialogue as fred astaire is to dance. Media in category another thin man film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
After the nycset original, with its familial gallery of potential killers, nick and nora return to their san francisco home in 1936s after the thin man, which beginsper its titlemere hours after the events of the earlier film. Find similar and related movies for another thin man 1939 w. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like. The thin man movies are based on dashiell hammetts the thin man mystery book. Another thin man 1939 in this third film in the thin man series based on characters created by mystery writer dashiell hammett, retired detective nick charles william powell and his wife. Van dyke ii, with william powell, myrna loy, virginia grey, at turner classic movies. The guys decide to host a birthday party for 1yearold. Five days, five movies, five actors actually one couple, three actors, and a director if you want to get technical. Married couple and amateur detectives, nick charles william powell. Another thin man on dvd 012569799189 from warner bros directed by w.
Though the second film, after the thin man is good i felt it got a little too. As ever, william powell and myrna loy star as sophisticated sleuths nick and. Nick and nora are back in another charming, convoluted mysterycomedy. Another thin man is a 1939 american film directed by w. Another thin man 1939 nick and nora playing with the baby duration. The sequel to the thin man finds nick and norah charles on their way home to california after solving the east coast case as seen in the first film. After the thin man 1936 another thin man 1939 shadow of the thin man 1941 the thin man goes home 1945 song of the thin man 1947.
Nora, having grown weary of her silverspoon existence. Myrna loy, ruth hussey, william powell, virginia grey, otto kruger, official content from mgm home entertainment third installment. Released 1939, another thin man stars william powell, myrna loy, virginia grey, otto kruger the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. It is the third of six films in the thin man series that started with the thin man in 1934. His delivery is so droll and insinuating, so knowing and innocent at the same time, that it hardly matters what hes saying. Ebert praised william powells performance in particular, stating that powell is to dialogue as fred astaire is to dance. The film marked the introduction of nick and noras progeny, nicky jr.
Another thin man 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In this third film in the thin man series based on characters. Three years after the second thin man entry, mgm brought back the property by popular demand with another thin man. Aubrey smith, who is being threatened by a mysterious man wanting revenge for a past injustice. The thin man 1934 is the first installment of a popular series of six films casting a sophisticated, glamorous, pleasureseeking, and urbane husbandwife detective team william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles. Aubrey smith, myrna loy, otto kruger, ruth hussey, virginia grey, william. When macfay is murdered, that man is the obvious suspect maybe too obvious. Van dyke and based on a story by crime novelist samuel dashiell hammett. Powell and loys chemistry and charisma were obvious, and several sequels followed. William powell, myrna loy, clancy cooper, chick york, john nesbitt, morris ankrum, dell henderson, paul frees, joseph schildkraut, roman bohnen, oscar oshea, will wright, keenan wynn, phillip reed. The thin man 1934, after the thin man 1936, another thin man 1939, shadow of a thin man 1941, the thin man goes home 1945 and the song of the thin. The thin man was not supposed to be a hit, but it was so popular that it became the first in a series of six, yes six, thin man movies released between 1934 and 1947, all starring william powell as nick and myrna loy as nora charles. Another thin man is very much like the first in the fact that it is more focused on the characters rather than the story.
Mrsavko je americki crnobijeli kriminalisticki film snimljen 1934. The film is the first in a popular series of detective films featuring william powell as the dapper detective nick charles. Myrna loy and william powell in another thin man 1939 myrna loy and. The thin man series spanned years and each production was charming and witty fun for the moviegoing public. Noras lawyer burt mckay, who is responsible for administering her fathers fortune calls in nick and nora when he is threatened by. It again stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, and it is based on the writings of dashiell hammett. Van dyke and starring william powell, myrna loy, virginia grey, virginia grey, otto kruger. The thin man, w s van dyke, 1934 shot in bedroom youtube. Unlike the first two thin man movies, this film does not end with nick and nora traveling by train, but it does start with the couple arriving in new york city by train.
See the full list of another thin man cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. In this one nick and nora charles powell and loy have returned to new york city with their infant son. As with any other series of films the set up does tend to tire, but the first 3 or 4. Dashiell hammets nick and nora were perfectly portrayed by william powell and myrna loy, and this third entry, like the others, is a breezy and fun comedy mystery done with style, class and top drawer production values from mgm at its zenith. There is a lot of smart banter, the most obvious between nick and nora. The year 1939 in film is widely considered the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year considered as a percentage of the population in the united states, canada, and the united kingdom at that time. Another thin man 1939 stream and watch online moviefone.