 | The pairing of William Powell and Myrna Loy spurned 16 films in all – six of which were as the lovely couple Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man films. |
The pairing of William Powell and Myrna Loy spurned 16 films in all – six of which were as the lovely couple Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man films.
Powell as Nick Charles – retired detective yet still working on every case that comes his way, delivers droll dialogue with grace and often in an alarming sense of alcoholic haze. His adoring wife Nora, played by the wonderful Myrna Loy, is a rich woman who loves her man, playful and to the last and always game for an adventure. The cast is completed by included Maureen O'Sullivan and a young Cesar Romero – let us not forget the Charles faithful yet cowardly dog Asta!
There are always a cocktail party or a bar to enter; criminals mix with the Charles with ease – elegant people in luxury hotel penthouses and no hint of the Depression anywhere in sight.
Based on a novel by the father of noir Dashiell Hammett, it is a murder mystery in which the murder and the mystery are insignificant compared to the personal styles of the actors. Its full of truly great and memorable lines: "I read you were shot five times in the tabloids," says Nora. "It's not true," says Nick. "He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids!"
Despite being made on a very tight budget of a B movie and shot in only a few weeks this won four Academy Awards and spurned five sequels – becoming one of the best loved romantic pairings Hollywood has ever produced.
Powell as Nick Charles – retired detective yet still working on every case that comes his way, delivers droll dialogue with grace and often in an alarming sense of alcoholic haze. His adoring wife Nora, played by the wonderful Myrna Loy, is a rich woman who loves her man, playful and to the last and always game for an adventure. The cast is completed by included Maureen O'Sullivan and a young Cesar Romero – let us not forget the Charles faithful yet cowardly dog Asta!
There are always a cocktail party or a bar to enter; criminals mix with the Charles with ease – elegant people in luxury hotel penthouses and no hint of the Depression anywhere in sight.
Based on a novel by the father of noir Dashiell Hammett, it is a murder mystery in which the murder and the mystery are insignificant compared to the personal styles of the actors. Its full of truly great and memorable lines: "I read you were shot five times in the tabloids," says Nora. "It's not true," says Nick. "He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids!"
Despite being made on a very tight budget of a B movie and shot in only a few weeks this won four Academy Awards and spurned five sequels – becoming one of the best loved romantic pairings Hollywood has ever produced.
