ThiefHott Too much of everything

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

SimonJack "The Thin Man" is the first of half of dozen comedy mystery movies that William Powell and Myrna Loy would make together. Based on Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same title and year, this ushered in a new type of mystery show that would entertain audiences for the next four decades plus. It wasn't the first mystery to include comedy, but it solidly established the man and wife team in a mixed genre of comedy, romance, mystery and crime. Add to Powell and Loy a very talented pooch by the name of Asta, and some humorous antics happen as well. The series became known as the Thin Man films, although the name doesn't come from Powell as Nick Charles. Rather, it was the victim in this first film. Anyway, Nick Charles is a super sleuth who, as a private detective, was responsible for sending a large coterie of crooks of various types to prison. - or, "up the river," as more than one of them say in this film. However, on meeting and marrying the very wealthy Nora Charles, Nick has sworn off of sleuthing and instead gone to boozing. He's a heavy drinker, who appears tipsy at times in this film. For as much booze as he puts away, it's a wonder he could ever have a clear head to solve this mystery. But, the solution comes when he seems not to have been imbibing for some time. Nick and Nora otherwise lead a life of pleasure that includes many encounters with Nick's old friends. Many are ex-cons who swear that it was Nick who got them to go straight. Of course some haven't, as we see in this flick. Nora enjoys the party atmosphere and cocktails as well. And, she's fascinated by her hubby's former profession. Nick protests that he can't go back to sleuthing because his new work is to oversee his wife's fortune and investments, for which he married her. But, Nora's interest and nudging lead Nick back into his sleuthing, only now he has a sometimes intruder, sometimes helper, sometimes rescuer in his devoted Nora. This is a wonderfully entertaining film that led to a superb and enjoyable series of films. Powell and Loy made their first appearance together the same month that this film was released, in "Manhattan Melodrama," with Clark Gable. It wasn't a comedy, but Powell and Loy clicked. Credit Louis B. Mayer for spotting the talent match. Powell and Loy would be gold for MGM as the best-loved movie match couple for two decades. They may be the best match of all time. Their last of 14 total films together was "Song of the Thin Man" in 1947. In 1957-59, NBC ran a half-hour Thin Man series on TV. It had 72 episodes and starred Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk with another Asta. The man and wife mystery venue still proved to be popular when Universal and NBC teamed up for a long-running TV series, "McMillan & Wife" in 1971-77. The comedy was toned down considerably in this series, which took on a little more serious tone about crime. But, there still were some lighthearted moments, sometimes at the expense of John Schuck who played Sgt. Enright. "McMillan & Wife" had only 40 episodes over seven years, but they were full-fledged films of 90 to 120 minutes - all very entertaining.Here are some favorite lines. For more funny dialog, see the Quotes section under the IMDb Web page of the movie. Nora, "You know, that sounds like an interesting case. Why don't you take it? Nick, "I haven't time. I'm much too busy seeing that you don't lose any of the money I married you for."Nora gets out of bed to answer the doorbell late at night, and returns to the bedroom. "Someone to see you, dear," she says. Nick, "Well, that's good. I was afraid I'd have to go to sleep."Nick and Nora are reading the morning papers at the breakfast table. Nick, "Oh, I'm a hero. I was shot twice in the Tribune." Nora, "I read where you were shot five times in the tabloids." Nick, "It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near by tabloids."Nora, speaking to Asta before he leaves with Nick, "If you let anything happen to him, you'll ever wag that tail again."Nora, "Uh, waiter, will you serve the nuts. I mean will you serve the guests the nuts."Nora, "Is that him?" Nick, I don't know." Nora, "Then why are you saying it?" Nick, "It's the only way it makes sense." Nora, I hope you're well."Nor, "Oh, I'm glad you're not a detective."

auntieal-41212 A classic romp in so many ways. The cast, writing and performances are fresh and funny as the day they were filmed. Some of the dialogue is a reflection of the era, but will not be lost on 21st century ears. No political correctness here, everyone drinks too much and has fun doing it. "Nora: How do you feel? Nick: Terrible. I must have gone to bed sober." Young or old film buffs will enjoy the entire Thin Man series, but I think this and the second in the series are the best.

JohnHowardReid In 1934, there were only seven or eight people on the vast Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot, whom Mayer permitted to walk into his office any time of the day or night, without an appointment. These privileged few included his secretary, Ida Koverman; his executive producer, Irving G. Thalberg, and Thalberg's wife, Norma Shearer; film editor, Margaret Booth; and director, Woody Van Dyke. One day, Van Dyke approached Mayer with his idea of teaming Powell and Loy in "The Thin Man". Although he strongly disapproved of Van Dyke's suggestion – in fact he told him to his face that the whole idea of casting Powell and Loy was "insane" – Mayer compromised (as he often did in his dealings with "favorite sons"). Extracting a promise from Van Dyke that he would complete the whole picture in just 3 weeks, Mayer reluctantly gave him the go-ahead.Woody's first problem was to find a cameraman sufficiently speedy yet masterfully skillful to photograph an "A" picture in an unheard- of eighteen working days. Fellow-director Jack Conway recommended James Wong Howe."Van Dyke didn't cheat on his commitment to Mayer by working overtime on the picture," Wong Howe recalled in a 1969 interview. "He'd come in at nine. At twelve, we'd break for lunch. Back at one. Then leave at five. Van Dyke was a real expert. He'd rehearse the players and often as not, shoot just one take."The picture actually starts with a shadow effect – and very dramatic too – as the flickering shadow of the Thin Man is eerily cast on the wall of his warehouse as he works on some new invention. As colorfully played by Edward Ellis, the title character dominates the first quarter-hour or so of the action. He's not a nice man at all. Grumpy, short-tempered, dominating, cruel, sadistic – yet his daughter likes him. When he fails to turn up for a promised Christmas re-union, the action really starts, for at this point the film finally introduces us to Nora and Nick, both engaged in their favorite pastime – drinking.Prohibition had recently been repealed in the USA, so audiences were not accustomed to seeing people openly drinking on the screen in lush surroundings. Drinking was associated with gangsters, speakeasies and dives.Oh yes, the mystery side's very engrossing too. Impossible to pick the killer, though a few clues are fairly thrown our way. And there's one chilling sequence in a deserted warehouse which will raise goose bumps on even the most jaded flesh.Like some contemporary Warner Bros pictures, the script is very critical of the police. Nat Pendleton (usually cast as a moronic clown) plays the police inspector as not exactly dumb but certainly three or four shades removed from the sort of competence we might expect.The most telling scene occurs when Nick suggests to serio-comic crook Joe Morelli (played by Ed Brophy who specialized in aggressive but stupid henchmen) that he should ask the police some questions. "Me, walk into the police station and start asking questions?" Morelli snarls. "They'd like that – right down to the end of their blackjacks." – A prophecy fulfilled less than a minute later when a uniformed cop walks up to the now helpless little thug and, for no particular reason, smashes him in the face.The Thin Man was nominated for four of the prestigious annual awards voted by members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Best Picture, Best Actor (William Powell), Best Director (Woody Van Dyke), and Best Adapted Screenplay (husband and wife team, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett). The movie also scored at the domestic box-office with a rentals gross of $1.2 million (which made it the 5th most popular release of the year).

Sameir Ali An Inventor is gone for a planned trip. He promised to attend his daughter's wedding before Christmas. As he didn't show up for a long time, his daughter is suspicious. Coincidentally, she meets a former detective and their family friend, Nick Charles. She asks him to find where her father was. Nick was retired from his job and enjoys the countless wealth of his wife's dead father. he has no interest in returning to his detective job. Suddenly, the came to know that the Investor is back. But, he was suspected for the murder of his secretary. Everyone thinks that the Detective is taken up the case, and everyone bothers him about it. Later, for fun sake, just out of his wife's curiosity, he decides to investigate the case.It's really interesting crime thriller with a lot to laugh. There is nothing slapstick. The characterization and actors performance made it a really enjoyable movie ever. Mr & Mrs Nick makes it a really worth watch movie. Hats off to William Powell and Myrna Loy.The movie was shot just in about two weeks with a very limited budget, but the result was amazing, the movie became a block buster as well as a classic.A must watch movie. Highly recommended.#KiduMovie