TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: The Thin Man Vol. 1 (The Thin Man / After the Thin Man / Another Thin Man / Shadow of the Thin Man)

I love the "Thin Man" movies, Powell and Loy are excellently paired. I imagine the dialog was quite avant-garde back in the day, not sure how some of it made it past editing but happy it did.

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Love these feel good old movies

There is something special about William Powell and Myrna Loy acting together. They were perfect as a pair. They are the Abbott/Costello, Burns/Allen, Laurel/Hardy, etc. Their timing and words are pitch perfect. As stated, most all reviews agree these are the Best of the Thin Man Series. The two movies of the Thin Man not included, are The Thin Man Goes Home and Song of the Thin Man, these are two dogs. The Thin Man Goes Home played off as the son solves the case and makes his dad proud. Frankly, none of the actors jell, the storyline is weak and stupid. The bad guy/villain is not believable at all. Song of the Thin Man is ruined by Keenan Wynn in his worst performance ever. This is all "Jazzed Up" and just plain annoying. What is missing most in these two films is Nick's buddies and a good story.The neatest thing of all about the movie set is the Extras. I would buy it over again again, just for the Dramatic Short "The Tell Tail Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe played starring Joseph Schildkraut, who was a great Villain/Scroundel. Each movie has a Short Movie and a Cartoon, just like the old days in the Movie Theater.Also worth the price of admission is Jimmy Stewart, as a "Bad Guy" and he plays it to a tee, just as he did "Good Guys".My personal favorite is Another Thin Man, as it shows why Sheldon Leonard as Phil Church became one of the most successful TV producer/directors of the 1950s and 1960s. Four of his productions (all on CBS)--"Make Room for Daddy" (1953), "Gomer Pyle: USMC" (1964), "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961) (which won 21 Emmy Awards) and "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)--were rated in the Top Ten. He had a further success with "I Spy" (1965), championing the cause of racial equality over the (initial) objections of the network by being the first series to have an African-American (Bill Cosby) in an equal co-starring dramatic role with a white actor. Leonard is also regarded as having invented the television spin-off.

I bought these for my mother and we enjoyed watching them together. My mother is hard of hearing and I believe these had closed captioning. William Powell and Myrna Lit are so entertaining

"THE THIN MAN" movies are FUN. They're pure vintage gems of wit and humor. The original movie premiered in May 1934. The great depression was still raging, but prohibition had recently ended, and people needed something to lift their spirits. Luckily, Hollywood was still pre-code, so movies were uncensored and un-rated. Perfect timing! Along comes the Thin Man movie with detective Nick Charles and his never-empty cocktail glass and witty sexual quips; accompanied by his beautiful wife Nora, and their scene-stealing little terrier, Asta.On screen, the lavishly furnished homes, the millionaires’ attire and exquisite ambiance were in stark contrast to the poor moviegoers who could barely afford the dime for a theater ticket. But at least for a little while they were transported into the opulence and splendor of Hollywood's fantasy world. The series was based on an eloquently written novel by Dashiell Hammett (of Maltese Falcon fame). Not unlike his fictional detective, the author himself was no stranger to frequent hangovers. He and his girlfriend Lillian Hellman were the real-life prototypes on which his fictional characters of Nick and Nora Charles were formed.The two actors, William Powell and Myrna Loy remain today, after nearly a century, as the two stars who are yet unrivaled as THE FIRST AND COOLEST MAN-WIFE DETECTIVE TEAM IN MOVIE HISTORY. I was always a bit puzzled by the title "The Thin Man" because Mr. Powell didn't seem to be thin or malnourished. And I recently discovered that the "Thin Man" was actually a character in the original novel, and not the detective!Evidently the author had decided to use the minor character's nickname as the book's title. I suppose he assumed that idiots like myself would assume the title refers to the book's detective and not question it. Anyway, here's one more little piece of trivia,,, Nick Charles beat James Bond to the punch (bowl) by several decades in the "shaken or stirred" cocktail controversy. Mr. Charles prefers it shaken. Cheers!(If this review was helpful in any way, please click on the ‘helpful’ key below, or write a comment. Thanks).

Well, I love Myrna Loy. You should see her performance in Mask of Fu Manchu with Boris Karloff, great fun!But this is about the Thin Man films. Fun movies. Lots of alcohol. My DVD collection already has a large share of film noir. I wanted to round out my mystery collection with something lighthearted, and this fits the bill.William Powell makes it look like he is improvising his lines, he is a superb actor and always makes it look natural. Loy is a great foil, always holding her own against Powell. They look like they are having a blast, and from what I have read they seemed to love working together.The mysteries are suitably complicated, many of the characters could have been a culprit, and they are all gathered up in the end like an Agatha Christie novel for the big surprise moment. It is always done in a lighthearted way. Too much alcohol, it is close. But these cheaply made quickies are lots of fun, but I said that, didn't I? Well worth the price for some of what the golden age of Hollywood did so well- Entertain.