Yes, The Thin Man Series was classics.
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The Thin Man
4 DVD Boxed Set (Discs Nos. 1 to 4) price : AU$38 or US$36
Disc No. 1 - The Thin Man Movie Series (Starring William Powell & Myrna Loy)
The Thin Man (1934)
Another Thin Man (1939)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Disc No. 2 - The Thin Man Movie Series (Starring William Powell & Myrna Loy)
After the Thin Man (1936
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
Disc No. 3 - RKO's "The Thin Man" Clones Disc
Star of Midnight (1935)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Disc No. 4 - The Thin Man TV series (starring Peter Lawford)
The Angel Biz
Acrostic Murders
Mayhem to Music
La Sabre Invecta Est?
Lost Last Chapter
Maine Thing
Dead Duck
Dead Giveaway
The Dollar Doodle
The Departed Doctor
Asta Day
Beauty and the Bath
One movie series stands apart from the others; its entries were filmed two and three years apart; its stars were of the major rank; and the films were not looked upon as B grade efforts. This was The Thin Man, a highly successful movie series launched in 1934 with a delightfully unpretentious blend of screwball comedy and murder mystery from a story by Dashiell Hammett. William Powell and Myrna Loy played Nick and Nora Charles, a perfectly happy, sophisticated couple whose marriage never stood in the way of their having fun and going off on detective capers. It garnered four Academy Award nominations : Best Picture, Actor, Director & Adapted Screenplay. A further five sequels followed from 1936 to 1947 each retaining the same charm and infallible byplay of the two stars, aided by their dog Asta, who soon became a star in his own right. A young James Stewart featured in After the Thin Man (1936), while Another Thin Man (1939) introduced Nick Jr as their baby who grew up in succeeding entries. Nick & Nora sleuthed at the racetrack in Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) - a witty entry that featured Donna Reed and famed acting teacher Stella Adler in supporting roles. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) presented Nick's parents (Harry Davenport & Lucille Watson), while the final outing of the series, Song of the Thin Man (1947) featured an 11 year old Dean Stockwell as Nick Jr and had the pair frequenting many jazz hangouts for some offbeat sequences.
Following the success of MGM's first The Thin Man film, RKO studios stepped in and starred William Powell in two similar vehicles, directed by Stephen Roberts and featuring, in turn Ginger Rogers & Jean Arthur : Star of Midnight (1935) and The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936).
Star of Midnight (1935)
When a dancer disappears from a theatre, criminal lawyer and amateur detective Clay Dalzell (William Powell) and society beauty Donna Mantin (Ginger Rogers) join forces in a sparkling, mystery drama reminiscent of MGM's The Thin Man.
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
William Powell recreates, for RKO, his Nick Charles character, now as Dr. Bradford, M.D. and Jean Arthur substitutes as Nora. This film works because Powell and Arthur have terrific chemistry, and a crackerjack good comic-mystery script. The mystery is clever, and the humor urbane and lighthearted. If you have enjoyed MGM's The Thin Man films, do yourself a favor and watch this. Made after The Thin Man (1934) but before any of The Thin Man sequels, it was the top grossing film of 1936 !
The Thin Man TV Series
A follow up to the successful movies , this 1957 - 59 30 minute TV series starred Peter Lawford & Phyllis Kirk. Nick Charles, an ex-private detective, marries Nora and lives in a luxurious Park Avenue apartment in New York City. Nick's former underworld friends still hang around and get him involved in a number of crimes that he solves. Beatrice Dane is a beautiful con artist using the alias "Blondie Collins" and Nora finds it difficult to be hospitable to her
The quality of prints and sound is excellent, I know have purchased
them from my friend Trevos Scott in Australia who is the collector
and owner of this website.
Good Luck and enjoy!
Jim Lovins (Mr. Jim from Missouri-USA)
