Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts. It stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles. The thin man is a recurring character in the charlies angels franchise, being a major antagonist in the 2000 film charlies angels and an antihero in its 2003 sequel, charlies angels. Other than joey and topthorn, most of the horses in war horse are pretty flat characters. The thin man 1934 was based on a crime novel by dashiell hammett. Former detective nick charles and his wealthy wife nora investigate a. Cinema style filetoasting william powell and myrna loy. The thin man, also known as anthony, is a recurring character in the charlies angels franchise, being a major antagonist in the 2000 film charlies angels and an antihero in its 2003 sequel, charlies angels. Nicks wife, nora charles, is a lush who playfully enjoys the attentions of men but is. The characters of dasheill hammetts 1934 novel the thin man include the protagonist, nick charles, son of a greek immigrant and former detective who lives with his wealthy wife, nora, and their. Hammett reportedly modeled nora on his longtime partner lillian hellman, 1 and the characters boozy, flippant dialogue on their relationship. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like. Dec 22, 2002 that the thin man cost so little and looks so good is possibly because the interiors are simple and elegant, and the black and white photography flatters the loungewear and formalwear worn by a greatlooking cast which in addition to powell and loy, included maureen osullivan and a young cesar romero.
With william powell, myrna loy, maureen osullivan, nat pendleton. Dickie hall is old enough to figure in the comic subplot. The thin man is his second most famous work, owing to the popular hollywood film series loosely based on characters therein, but it is an undistinguished, amateurish work that does not hold up on its own terms. A sequel to the film the thin man, the film presents powell and loy as dashiell hammetts characters nick and nora charles. He invents a potion to make himself thin turning him into a thin man called buddy love. So credible was their chemistry that some of the public mistakenly assumed the actors really were an item.
Van dyke, also known as one take woody, reportedly shot the entire movie in 12 days, giving it a kind of zippy, relaxed quality, which is odd and refreshing for an. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. Former detective nick charles and his wealthy wife nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it. Peanut butter jenkins is a american imperial stout style beer brewed by thin man brewery in buffalo, ny. Herbert maccauley, the lawyer of clyde wynant and friend of nick charles. It is the fifth of the six thin man films starring william powell and myrna loy as dashiell hammetts dapper exprivate detective nick charles and his wife nora. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. The history and mythology behind the slender man character has branched off in various directions since its internet conception and his intentions are always. The thin man is a superhero in the marvel universe and a member of the invaders. The film went on to be nominated for four oscars at the 7th academy awards ceremony. William powell plays the rich, insanely harddrinking, recentlymarried detective who reluctantly gets involved with a variety of wacky characters, criminals and family members to solve murders. Glow worm is a leipzig gose style beer brewed by thin man brewery in buffalo, ny.
It became one of the defining films of the classic era in the comedydetective subgenre. The thin man is a 1934 and thus, prehays code movie based on a dashiell hammett novel of the same name, and features william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a pair of harddrinking, wisecracking, socializing typesexcept. Amateur detectives nick and nora charles investigate various crimes. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a. The thin man is his second most famous work, owing to the popular hollywood film series loosely based on characters therein, but it is an undistinguished, amateurish work that. Other cast members include donna reed and barry nelson.
With william powell, myrna loy, james stewart, elissa landi. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a leisureclass couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. Nick investigates the case of a missing man and later a murder that is connected to noras family. Based on the characters created by novelist dashiell hammett and portrayed in films for many years by william powell and myrna loy. That the thin man cost so little and looks so good is possibly because the interiors are simple and elegant, and the black and white photography flatters the loungewear and formalwear worn by a greatlooking cast which in addition to powell and loy, included maureen osullivan and a young cesar romero. Nick and nora charles are hammetts most enchanting creations, a ri. Aquarian thingmanthingcaptain americanamorita character.
I own all the thin man movies, true comedic classics from the golden era of black and white movies. Nick is a former private detective who retired when he married nora, a wealthy nob hill heiress. With peter lawford, phyllis kirk, asta, jack albertson. The thin man is related in the voice of nick charles himself and its right we get. However, the potion doesnt last long and sherman creates more. Portrayed by crispin glover, he is a mute and experienced assassin encountered by the angels. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like cinema. The thin mans equivalent in the novelization is jeff moran. The history of the man known to the angels as the creepy thin man is. Instant downloads of all 1291 litchart pdfs including into thin air.
The thin man quotes showing of 71 the problem with putting two and two together is that sometimes you get four, and sometimes you get twentytwo. The thin man is a character of the movie inception. Return of the thin man kindle edition by hammett, dashiell. Into thin air characters from litcharts the creators of. The thin man, novel by dashiell hammett, published in 1934. Charles is drawn into the murder of one julia wolf and eventually, the murder of the primary suspect, clyde wynant himself. Written in the style of a screenplay treatment, the return of the thin man is a hugely entertaining read that brings back two classic characters from one of the greatest mystery writers who ever lived. Hes very intelligent and very kind, but hes not comfortable with his looks. He is portrayed by crispin glover, who also played willard stiles, stan bittleman, and. Charles is drawn into the murder of one julia wolf and eventually, the murder. The thin man and after the thin man, the second in the series, have actually become holiday movies for me since they celebrate christmas and new years eve, respectively. The characters first appear in dashiell hammetts bestselling last novel the thin man 1934. The witty script and wonderful comedic chemistry between william powell, as the perpetually tipsy exdetective and myrna loy as his wealthy, thrill seeking and unflappable wife made the film an sensational hit. The thin man series is the cinematic equivalent of those detective novels that always have the same basic plot but keep their audiences coming back because the characters are so irresistible.
He gives dom the airplane ticket out of america when cobb is fleeing from the authorities. The thin man goes home is a 1945 film directed by richard thorpe. The film also features elissa landi, joseph calleia, jessie ralph, alan marshal, and penny singleton billed under her maiden name as. The thin man 1934 asta in the thin man 1934 the thin man 1934. Trial by wombat is a new england ipa style beer brewed by thin man brewery in buffalo, ny. Jon krakauer, rob hall, andy harris, mike groom, ang dorje sherpa, doug hansen, beck weathers beck, weathers, beck weathers, yasuko namba, stuart hutchinson, scott fischer, anatoli boukreev, neal beidleman, lopsang jangbu sherpa, tim madsen, ian woodall, makalu gau, sandy pittman. Powell and loy made a whopping 14 films together, six of which belong to the thin man series, a franchise reliant less on its murdermystery mechanics than the profitable dynamic between its leads. This is where a fat and a skinny character make up a twocharacter ensemble. This is usually a comedy trope, usually with the skinny character being the straight man, although inversions of this are seen as well.
The characters of dasheill hammetts 1934 novel the thin man include the protagonist, nick charles, son of a greek immigrant and former detective who lives with his wealthy wife, nora, and their small dog, asta. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. But there is also a wife, the unflappable nora charles. Gavin and schists daughter, carolyn, took him back to. The real heroes if we were in the perfect world that the likes of dc and marvels universe created i would be very sure that all this chaos happening in the world would have ended in 1 hour 33 minutes. Thin man is often credited as one of the first superheroes who could stretch as he emerged on the comic scene ahead of plastic man and mister fantastic. The film also features elissa landi, joseph calleia, jessie ralph, alan marshal, and penny singleton billed under her maiden name as dorothy mcnulty.
In addition to elastic powers, thin man also has eternal youth that he gained from the kalahian people in the himalayas. Early television drama that was based on the 1934 movie of the same name, the thin man starred peter lawford in william powells big screen role of nick charles, an exprivate detective, who. Using their technology, bruce was given eternal youth and a now malleable body. Although his short writing career included 5 novels, 54 short stories, 18 published collections of short stories and 4 screenplays, his most popular and memorable characters are sam spade the maltese falcon, nick and nora charles the thin man, and the continental op red harvest and the dain curse. Havent you got any more sense than to shout at me like that. All six of the series will be shown on tcm on the 22nd starting with the original. The thin man is a 1934 and thus, prehays code movie based on a dashiell hammett novel of the same name, and features william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a pair of harddrinking, wisecracking, socializing typesexcept that nick is also famous for being a tough detective, and no matter how hard he tries, he cant quite stop people most especially including nora from.
While they might initially pass as human, their elongated bodies and unnatural flexibility betray their true nature. Nora charles, a retired detective and his rich wife, playfully in love and both always a little drunk. The movie version of the thin man is also highly recommended. When the bandleader is murdered, powell at first doesnt. Closer inspection also reveals several patches of mottled green skin around their. Full throttle he is a mute and experienced assassin, always giving all three angels a run for their money in a fight. The thin man, which dickson adopted as his superhero name, became a member of the stateside team the liberty legion during world war ii. Larry trask is a fictional character in marvel comics, the mutant son of scientist bolivar trask, creator of the sentinels. He is a mute and experienced assassin, always giving all three angels a run for their money in a fight. Thin man was the first stretching super hero, predating the more famous plastic man by at least a year, and the likes of mr.
Emilies grandpapa outlives young emilie and saves joey from becoming gelatin in the books final. Gavin and schists daughter, carolyn, took him back to the swamp. Aug 20, 2018 the thin man series is the cinematic equivalent of those detective novels that always have the same basic plot but keep their audiences coming back because the characters are so irresistible. Dashiell hammetts 1934 novel the thin man is a small but dense piece of detective fiction which follows a former detective, nick charles short for the greek charalambides. Dorothy wynant is the daughter of one of nicks former clients, clyde wynant. Slender man is a fictional creepypasta character depicted as an unnaturally tall, thin, spectral man with a featureless white face and a black suit and tie, sometimes with long black tentacles and sometimes without. The film was such a success that it spawned five sequels. Thin men are unnervingly humanlooking aliens who apparently serve as infiltrators for the invaders. Though a murder mystery, the plot has a great deal humor as nick charles, a. 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. Shadow of the thin man is the fourth of the six the thin man films. Song of the thin man trailer 1 the last and least of the longlived series has powell and loy attending a party on board a gambling ship. The titular thin man is not nick charles, but the man charles is initially hired to find.
Dec 16, 2011 the thin man and after the thin man, the second in the series, have actually become holiday movies for me since they celebrate christmas and new years eve, respectively. Crooks crooks, the black stablehand, gets his name from his crooked back. Origin in the 1930s, explorer bruce dickson encountered the lost civilization of kalahia, which possessed advanced technology. This entry in the thin man series was the first not directed by w. Hammett never wrote a sequel but the book became the basis for a successful sixpart film series, which also began in 1934 with the thin man and starred william powell and myrna loy. Despite himself, crooks becomes fond of lennie, and though he derisively claims to have seen countless men following empty dreams of buying their own land, he asks lennie if he can go with them and hoe in the garden. Turner classic movies chose william powell as their star of the month for december, and its a perfect time to celebrate him. You want the read moral of war horse never trust a pale, thin man.
This book is destined to become essential reading for hammetts millions of fans and a new generation of mystery readers the world over. The thin man the greatest literature of all time editor eric. After the thin man is a 1936 american comedy film directed by w. The thin man 1934 is a detective novel by dashiell hammett, originally published in the december 1933 issue of redbook. Peanut butter jenkins thin man brewery beeradvocate. Theyre whodunits that double as comedies of manners, presided over by an irreverent private dick whos always three to four steps ahead of everyone else onscreenexcepting, perhaps, his better half. Like its main characters, the thin man movies are fundamentally products of their era. Today, we debut a new feature focusing on movie franchises, by which i mean movies that have multiple sequels. The hays code was enforced in order to stop immorality in the movies, and this meant, in the case of the thin man, that the characters had to cut out the heavy drinking and socializing with criminals. They feel like old friendsor, at least, the kind of rich, amusing, goodlooking, and welldressed friends we wish we had. Adapted from dashiell hammetts novel, the thin man is one of those rare examples of a hollywood studio production on which everything came together perfectly. But however delightful the movies are, you have to read the original novel to see what an amazing writer hammett was and what his accomplishment was in this particular book. 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.