Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Your enthusiasm for the series is apparent and wholly shared. Rent this one or catch it on turner classic movies, like i did. The thin man goes home is the fifth thin man film and its evident the series is running out of steam.
In the fifth thin man series entry, the charleses william powell, myrna loy take a birthday junket to nicks quaint little home town, and the sortof approving arms of his teetotaler parents harry davenport, lucile watson. Chances are that gag was a cliche long before this film ever came out but watching it now, it plays like history is being made. Mrsavko je americki crnobijeli kriminalisticki film snimljen 1934. History of the thin man in print, on screen, and over. Buy the thin man goes home movie posters from movie poster shop. This was the movie that would launch the thin man series, and as in the sequels which would follow, william powell and myrna loy are so damn charming, endearing, and. Being and becoming, cowritten by james kotsilibasdavis, she decreed, song of the thin man was a lackluster finish to a great series. The movies, however, do everything in their power to keep the tyke off screen. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the thin man goes home near you. The fifth film in the excellent thin man series sees our favourite married detectives, nick and nora charles william powell and myrna loy, visiting nicks parents in the small town of sycamore springs, a sleepy locale where everybody knows everybody and crime is practically nonexistent. Tcm schedule for thursday, december 31, 2015 whats on tonight.
And so, after four thin man films, perhaps the producers felt nick and. The title tried to maintain the conceit that the thin man of the original film was not nick charles but the murder victim. He passed in 1943 two years before this film and two years after directing shadow of the thin man. The thin man goes home 1945 journeys in classic film. The thin man goes home 1945, the fifth of six mysterycomedies in the popular series about a sophisticated married couple with a knack for solving murders, was the first not directed by w. The thin man collection 19341947 the movie database. The thin man goes home 1945 starring william powell and myrna. The thin man goes home poetrynow poetry foundation. The thin man goes home despite being 65 years old now, doesnt feel anywhere near as dated as many other films from the era. Shadow of the thin man is a 1941 film directed by w. On a trip to visit his parents, detective nick charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation. Song of the thin man 1947 journeys in classic film. This entry in the thin man series was the first not directed by w. At the same time, the best of the thin man movies are the ones that weave interesting mysteries.
Nick and nora charles visit his hometown, sober, and link art and corpses to a spy ring. Thin man goes home, the outlaws come and go in nick and noras lives. The film stars william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a leisureclass couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like. The thin man goes home 1944 directed by richard thorpe. Brophy shows up in the thin man goes home as a completely different character.
There are a total of six movies in the thin man movies series, each with powell and loy reprising their roles. Thin man goes home, the on dvd 012569518124 from warner bros directed by richard thorpe. The thin man goes home was loys only wartime picture. If the identity of the murderer seems obvious today, it is only because the actor in question has played so many surprise killers in other films of. Nonetheless, richard thorpe does a good job of recreating the mystery and good humour of the previous instalments, working off a script from robert riskin, harry kurnitz and dwight taylor. 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. In fact, the nightclubs and high rises are totally gone as nick takes nora the. The thin man goes home 1944 the thin man goes home. It is the fifth of the six thin man films starring william powell and myrna loy as dashiell. The asheville film society will screen the thin man tuesday, dec. The thin man 1934 is a detective novel by dashiell hammett, originally published in the december 1933 issue of redbook. The thin man goes home 1945 even though its a new director and new writers this 5th thin man outing is pretty good. Nick is a former detective with a colorful bunch of old friends including some he sent up the river. Nov 30, 2018 in the thin man goes home, nick charles spanks his wife, nora, with a newspaper and she jokes about wife beating.
Hosted by xpress movie critics ken hanke and justin souther. There is the usual detective work from nick and, of course, the suspects all gathered together as the murderer is exposed. The thin man goes home was the first film in the series not directed by w. After the thin man 1936, another thin man 1939, shadow of the thin man 1941, the thin man goes home 1945, and song of the thin man 1947. Despite the large amount of talent in the film, the material was stretched thin after five movies. Everyone there is sure he is investigating something, though he denies it. Nora has some fine moments telling nicks dad and mom lucile watson about nicks capture of stinky in an effort to impress them. Clyde wynant edward ellis and not to nick charles powell, though the repeated use of the nickname throughout the series transferred the name to him. The material on the thin man collection including the thin man, after the thin man, another thin man, shadow of the thin man, the thin man goes home, and song of the thin man has been transferred to disc in its original fullframe aspect ratio of 1.
The thin man goes home is a 1945 film directed by richard thorpe. Thin man marathon its a day of the marx brothers what a wonderful way to finish off a soso sort of year and cleanse the taste of donald trump out of our mouths can you imagine the fun that groucho would have with the trumpster. What the movies taught me about being a woman the new. If you couldnt tell were kind of obsessed with the thin man and nick and nora charleswilliam powell and myrna loy. It became one of the defining films of the classic era in the comedy. Jul 02, 2014 the thin man goes home was a troubled production, especially in light of the death of the preeminent director w. We arent done honoring nick and nora yet, but this is the final thin man movie for the week. Theres a whole lot more slapstick and puppy comedy involving the dog, but the mystery. Poetrynow is a weekly fourminute radio series featuring some of todays most accomplished and innovative poets who offer an acoustically rich and reflective look into a single poem. In the thin man goes home, nick charles spanks his wife, nora, with a newspaper and she jokes about wife beating. It is the fourth of six films in the thin man series that started with the thin man in 1934. Honor and behave great ending tcm 1938 film distibuted by warner bros duration. Song of the thin man was a financial disappointment upon release, that, coupled with the production issues during the thin man goes home cemented the decision to continue the franchise. 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.
But it is the fun getting there which makes the thin man goes home so much fun for fans. In gone with the wind, a film with several forced kisses, vivien. Inducted into the library of congress national film registry and recently selected by the prestigious american film. Nick actually does reference the thin man once about an hour into the film.
Generally the fourth sequel to nearly anything would be considered garbage and youd think that the producers had milked the cash cow once too often. For some unknown reason, in this film his hat has a center crease. In the other five thin man films nicks hat is creased with a diamond shape in the crown. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like cinemas ideal. Ironically, one other character in this film has the diamond crease instead of nick. The classic moment in the thin man comes when william powell announces that hes going to invite all the suspects to dinner as a way of finding out who the murderer is. She returned to films in 1945 for the thin man goes home. Despite that one thing this was a good film, but you can seen that the series has pretty much ran its course. The thin man goes home manufactured on demand, full frame. The thin man goes home 2004 famous retired detective nick charles william powell takes his wife, nora myrna loy, and their dog, asta, to visit nicks parents in their small, quiet town. The thin man goes home kcet the thin man goes home famous retired detective nick charles william powell takes his wife, nora myrna loy, and their dog, asta, to visit nicks parents in their small, quiet town.
Followed by one more film, song of the thin man, which was a. Myrna loy and william powell in the thin man goes home 1944. 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. The cocktail shaker, a staple prop from previous films in the series, ceased to be omnipresent in this one, replaced by a running gag about how difficult it is to get a drink in nicks hometown. The thin man goes home is the fifth installment in the comedic thin man. It is well worth seeing, and surely an inspiration to many film genres ranging from screwball comedies to detective stories. With that loss, a bit of the bloom was off the rose. Tcm schedule for thursday, december 31, 2015 whats on.
My favorite part is they left the kid out completely. Ebert praised william powells performance in particular, stating that powell is to dialogue as fred astaire is to dance. Van dyke, after he committed suicide in february 1943. Nick returns home to visit the folks in sycamore springs, nora and asta in tow nick jr.
A refreshing change of pace for the usually urbanized thin man series, the thin man goes home features such colorful suspects as gloria dehaven, edward brophy, lloyd corrigan, leon ames, and, best of all, ann revere as a local eccentric named crazy mary. The thin man goes home 1944 the thin man goes home 1944. It became one of the defining films of the classic era in the comedydetective subgenre. The thin man goes home william powell myrna loy lucile watson 1945 nick and nora charles william powell, myrna loy visit his hometown, sober, and link art and corpses to a spy ring. Oscarnominee william powell life with father and oscarhonoree myrna loy the best years of our lives star as a husbandandwife detective team who take on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. Whereas the original notably introduces its suspects before nick and nora, allowing the lovebirds to enter the film like a gust of fresh air, franchise lowlight the thin man goes home 1945 takes a full halfhour to get to the casetime misspent on a bumbling train trip and scenes with nicks elderly parents.
Fifth of the thin man films is certainly the least. Followed by one more film, song of the thin man, which was a definite improvement, especially in terms of the mystery element. The thin man goes home 1944 richard thorpe synopsis. 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 in 2002, critic roger ebert added the film to his list of great movies. History of the thin man in print, on screen, and over the. By signing up for an account on tmdb, you can post directly to twitter and facebook. It was a losing effort though, thanks in part to william powells slim. Radio adaptations of myrna loys films on lux radio theater, silver theaterand screen guild theater include manhattan melodrama, the thin man, i love you again, hired wife, after the thin man, and several more. Even worse, nicks parents harry davenport and lucile watson waste no time in reminding nick that they are dreadfully disappointed that he chose a blue. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married nora, a wealthy heiress accustomed to high society.
The film version of the thin man was taken from dashiell hammetts 1934 detective novel of the same name, and based upon a married couple that was reportedly modeled on dashiell hammetts own relationship with playwright lillian hellman. Nick and nora visit nicks hometown and what do you think they find there. Theres a whole lot more slapstick and puppy comedy involving the dog, but the mystery involving a mysterious painting and of course, a couple of murders is just sort of background side story. The thin man goes home was a troubled production, especially in light of the death of the preeminent director w. Watch the thin man goes home now on your favorite device. Nick and nora go on holiday, and end up involved in a murder. This was the movie that would launch the thin man series, and as in the sequels which would follow, william powell and myrna loy are so damn charming, endearing, and wonderful that youll want. It should be noted, however, that the thin man is only relevant in this entry. But the thin man goes home the fourth sequel and penultimate film in the enjoyable mgm series which ran from 19341947 is far better than you could really hope for. Aug 09, 2005 the title tried to maintain the conceit that the thin man of the original film was not nick charles but the murder victim. Aug 02, 2011 the thin man goes home 1945 even though its a new director and new writers this 5th thin man outing is pretty good. Van dykea, poznat kao prvo ostvarenje iz popularne serije o bracnom paru detektiva sa williamom powellom i myrnom loy u glavnim ulogama.
It is the fourth of six films in the thin man series that started with the thin man in 1934 in this one nick and nora charles powell and loy are off to a race track for a leisurely afternoon when the races are interrupted by the mysterious death of a jockey. Im not much of a fan of any of the sequels they soon transform nora into the. The classic moment in the thin man comes when william powell announces that hes going to invite all the suspects to. In most of the thin man films, nick and nora look like cinema.
Dashiell hammetts the thin man was first published as a magazine serial in 1933. The thin man is so thoroughly enjoyable, and its stars including asta are so engaging that i look forward to seeing more in the six film series. A song to remember arrives at music hallpaul muni, merle oberon excel in film based on the life of chopin woman in the window, a new mystery, on palace screen the. 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. Goes home excludes him entirely, while the installments before. A song to remember arrives at music hallpaul muni, merle oberon excel in film based on the life of chopin woman in the window, 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. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
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