Followed by one more film, song of the thin man, which was a definite improvement, especially in terms of the mystery element. Nick investigates the case of a missing man and later a murder that is connected to noras family. There is the usual detective work from nick and, of course, the suspects all gathered together as the murderer is exposed. 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. 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. Aug 17, 2016 gloria dehaven, who has died aged 91, was a bubbly, blueeyed screen actress noted for a string of mgm musicals of the 1940s and for sharing the screen with mickey rooney and frank sinatra, as. With that loss, a bit of the bloom was off the rose. Yet for all that, the thin man goes home is far from vintage comedywhodunit. Their normally spacious private train cars are gone, replaced by packing in like sardines on the train, and even being forced into the baggage car. Im not much of a fan of any of the sequels they soon transform nora into the.
Feb 24, 2016 the thin man goes home is a 1945 motion picture directed by richard thorpe. Determined that nicks father respect nicks profession, nora urges him to find a crime to investigate, unaware that nicks presence has already frightened spy. May 24, 2016 the thin man goes home 1945 trailer, william powell. 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. Deck landing a royal navy instructional film 1942 duration. Theres a whole lot more slapstick and puppy comedy involving the dog, but the mystery. 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 series are the best movies i have ever seen.
The thin man goes home is a 1945 motion picture directed by richard thorpe. 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. Love, honor and behave great ending tcm 1938 film distibuted by warner bros duration. On a trip to visit his parents, detective nick charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation. Shadow of the thin man 1941 sets the action around a racetrack, and is the last of the series to be directed by the fastworking van dyke. The thin man goes home 1944 richard thorpe cast and. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the thin man goes home 1944 richard thorpe on allmovie allmovie. 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.
The film was second of six based on the characters of nick and nora. Thin man goes home, the on dvd 012569518124 from warner bros directed by richard thorpe. The fifth of six thin man movies released by mgm from 1934 to 1947 starring william powell and myrna loy, filmed may 8july 14 1944. The thin man goes home is the fifth thin man film and its evident the series is running out of steam. Nick and nora visit nicks hometown, and end up involved in a murder. The thin man goes home 1944 02221946 pt comedy, mystery, thriller 1h 41m user score. With william powell, myrna loy, lucile watson, gloria dehaven. The thin man series constituted six of the fourteen movies powell and loy made together. The thin man goes home 1945 song of the thin man 1947 after is noteworthy for an appearance by a disturbingly young james stewart, playing what would prove to be a very atypical role, while an evenyounger dean stockwell played the couples son in song. Van dyke and starring william powell, myrna loy, and james stewart. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the thin man goes home near you. The thin man goes home was a 1945 pictures, released while the us was in the midst of the second world war.
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. Jimmy stewart, cesar romero, maureen osullivan, donna reed, the list goes on and on. Powell and loys chemistry and charisma were obvious, and several sequels followed. The thin man was nominated for four oscars, including nominations for picture, director, and lead actor, but didnt win any. The thin man goes home 1945 journeys in classic film. 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. The thin man goes home 1944 directed by richard thorpe. The thin man goes home 1945 trailer, william powell youtube. The thin man goes home 1945 comedycrime, trailer hd 24p. Um casal formando por um exdetetive e sua rica esposa resolve. Song of the thin man 1947 engagingly adds a jazz milieu to the charless detective work. Gloria dehaven, who has died aged 91, was a bubbly, blueeyed screen actress noted for a string of mgm musicals of the 1940s and for sharing the. Whats not to love about any of the thin man movies.
Jul 02, 2014 the thin man goes home was a troubled production, especially in light of the death of the preeminent director w. The thin man 1934 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 reception. 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. 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. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the thin man goes home 1944 richard thorpe on allmovie. The film also features elissa landi, joseph calleia, jessie ralph, alan marshal, and penny singleton billed under her maiden name as. The thin man goes home 1944 finds nick escorting family to his parents house for a visit. And so, after four thin man films, perhaps the producers felt nick and nora. The thin man goes home is a american film directed by richard thorpe, starring william powell and myrna loy. This is reflected in the film itself, and we see the charles deal with wartime rationing. William and myrna are the cutest couple i have ever seen, and its their witty remarks and nicknames mommy and nicki that keep me watching. The thin man movie series the cozy mystery list blog. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married nora, a.
Powell and loy starred in four more thin man moviesanother thin man 1939, shadow of the thin man 1941, the thin man goes home 1945, and song. The film was nominated for an oscar in 1937 for best writing, screenplay. The thin man goes home is a 1945 film directed by richard thorpe. Nick and nora go on holiday, and end up involved in a murder. But it is the fun getting there which makes the thin man goes home so much fun for fans. With william powell, myrna loy, james stewart, elissa landi. The thin man goes home is the fifth installment in the comedic thin man. Richard thorpe took over the reins for this outing, with william powell and myrna loy returning in their trademark roles as. It was a losing effort though, thanks in part to william powells slim. Release date jan 25, 1945 usa unknown run time 100 min. A sequel to the film the thin man, the film presents powell and loy as dashiell hammetts characters nick and nora charles. 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.
The thin man goes home richard thorpe, 1944 trailer. 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. Van dyke and based on the novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. The thin man goes home 1945 trailer, william powell. Mrsavko dolazi kuci je americka crnobijela kriminalisticka filmska komedija snimljena u reziji richarda thorpea i premijerno prikazana pocetkom 1945. He passed in 1943 two years before this film and two years after directing shadow of the thin man. Nora has some fine moments telling nicks dad and mom lucile watson about nicks capture of stinky in an effort to impress them. Nick and nora charles visit his hometown, sober, and link art and corpses to a spy ring.
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. After the thin man film by van dyke 1936 britannica. A lack of drinking and more rural setting made this thin man feel a little more subdued than the first four, although since it was made during the war the tone shift was probably for the best. William powell celebrity profile check out the latest william powell photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. There are a total of six movies in the thin man movies series, each with powell and loy reprising their roles. The thin man goes home cast and crew cast photos and info. U njemu william powell i myrna loy ponavljaju glavne uloge, a radnja je smjestena u nickov. 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. Mrsavko je americki crnobijeli kriminalisticki film snimljen 1934. The thin man 1934, after the thin man 1936, another thin man 1939, shadow of a thin man 1941, the thin man goes home 1945 and the song of the thin. After the thin man is a 1936 american comedy film directed by w. 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 fifth of the six thin man films starring william powell.
So glad youre featuring this delightful series on your site. It is the fifth of the six thin man films starring william powell and myrna loy as dashiell. Shadow of the thin man 1941 the thin man goes home 1945 song of the thin man 1947 sinopse. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. 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.
The thin man goes home 1944 the movie database tmdb. William and myrna are the cutest couple i have ever seen, and its their witty remarks and nicknames mommy and. Myrna loy and william powell as nick and nora charles in the thin man. It became one of the defining films of the classic era in the comedydetective subgenre. The thin man goes home, 1945 the pretty and the kitsch.
Oct 12, 2011 the thin man goes home 1945 song of the thin man 1947 as an extra bonus, you will be able to see the other stars of hollywoods heyday. Read the full synopsis of the thin man goes home, 1945, directed by richard thorpe, with william powell, myrna loy, lucile watson, at turner classic movies. The thin man goes home is a 1945 film directed by richard thorpe, starring william powell, myrna loy, lucile watson, gloria dehaven, anne revere, edward brophy. The thin man goes home poetrynow poetry foundation. 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 goes home 1945 film from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. Liberal drinking of alcohol, a mainstay of the first four thin man movies, was curtailed for this movie due to wartime liquor rationing. On that date which also marks the 100th birthday of the late star, myrna loy, all six films which entertained and delighted fans over a year period will be included in the collection. The thin man goes home cast and crew cast photos and. Getting a bit sad that im running out of thin men now. The thin man goes home was a troubled production, especially in light of the death of the preeminent director w. This entry in the thin man series was the first not directed by w.
The thin man goes home 1945 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 goes home is een film uit 1945 onder regie van richard thorpe. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to. Richard thorpe took over the reins for this outing, with william powell and myrna loy returning in their trademark roles as dashiell hammetts. The thin man goes home 1944 richard thorpe allmovie. The thin man goes home 1945 song of the thin man 1947 as an extra bonus, you will be able to see the other stars of hollywoods heyday. The thin man goes home 1945 film by richard thorpe. 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. It is the fifth of the six thin man films starring william powell and myrna loy as dashiell hammetts dapper exprivate. The title tried to maintain the conceit that the thin man of the original film was not nick charles but the murder victim. After seeing the first movie, i asked for the whole collection on dvd, and have seen each movie a dozen times. The thin man goes home 1945 starring william powell and myrna.