Celebrate Valentine's weekend with one of Hollywood's most classic couplings! As Nick and Nora Charles, William Powell and Myrna Loy were the blueprint for delightful, witty rom-coms filled to the brim with chemistry and hijinks. 90th anniversary screening.
The first and best of the famous whodunnit The Thin Man series which introduces the wisecracking, martini-sipping husband-and-wife sleuthing team of Nick and Nora Charles, who are investigating the disappearance of an inventor who later is implicated in the murder of his secretary. An adaptation of a Dashiell Hammett private-eye classic, The Thin Man was followed by five sequels, with Powell and Loy appearing together in 14 films total throughout their careers. [91 min; comedy, crime, mystery; English]
"The Thin Man remains an unparalleled mixture of laughs and suspense that many have imitated but none have equaled." — Brian Eggert, Deep Focus Review
"[Hammett's] book has been adapted to the screen with an intelligent respect for the original spirit and tempo. The dialogue is bright and sophisticated; and Miss Loy and William Powell carry the thing off with a light touch and a great deal of gaiety." — Helen Brown Norden, Vanity Fair
"A murder story with a brilliant cast, a brilliant script, brilliant direction, and photography that tells the story in no mean terms ... [Van Dyke's] pace is steadfastly on the move. His comedy sequences are beautifully timed and the last laugh gotten out of them without obvious squeezing. He’s a production master. And hand in hand with him is the camerawork of Jimmy Howe, which is perfect for the thrills and chills and presents some beautiful portraits." — The Hollywood Reporter, 1934
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