In search of the Thin Man : Dashiell Hammett, William Powell and the classic film series /

"The man who created the boldest hard boiled fiction, Dashiell Hammett, wrote The Thin Man in 1933 and launched the fun-loving, booze-swilling, mystery-solving couple Nick and Nora Charles into American culture. MGM sold millions of movie tickets casting William Powell and Myrna Loy as this cla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zwerling, Philip (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
Subjects:	Thin Man films. Hammett, Dashiell, > 1894-1961 > Film adaptations. Detective and mystery films > United States > History and criticism. Films de détective > États-Unis > Histoire et critique. PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective. Film criticism. Critiques cinématographiques.

Table of Contents:

Nick Charles and the Thin Man
Dashiell Hammett, Acts I and II
The Thin Man movie
William Powell
Myrna Loy
The rest of the cast and crew
The Thin Man and race
After the Thin Man and Another Thin Man
Hammett, Act III
Three more Thin Man sequels, Hammett, Act IV
Epilogue: Who was the Thin Man?