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The Complete Thin Man Collection (The Thin Man / After the Thin Man / Another Thin Man / Shadow of the Thin Man / The Thin Man Goes Home / Song of the Thin Man) (1934)
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| Starring: | William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Cesar Romero, Clay Clement, Cyril Thornton, Edward Brophy, Edward Ellis, Edward Hearn, Fred Malatesta, Harold Huber, Henry Wadsworth, Natalie Moorhead, Porter Hall, Raymond Brown, Robert Homans, William Henry |
| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Genre: | Mystery/Thriller, Series, Detectives, Thin Man |
| Year: | 1934 |
| Studio: | Warner Home Video |
| Length: | 592 minutes |
| Released: | August 7, 2007 |
| Rating: | NR |
| Format: | DVD |
| Misc: | NTSC, Black & White |
| Language: | English(Original Language) |
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SYNOPSIS:
The Thin Man (1934)
Nick and Nora Charles cordially invite you to bring your own alibi to The Thin Man, the jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthing. Bantering in the boudoir, enjoying walks with beloved dog Asta or matching each other highball for highball and clue for clue, they combined screwball romance with mystery. The resulting triumph nabbed four Academy Award® nominations (including Best Picture) and spawned five sequels. Credit W.S. "Woody" Van Dyke for recognizing that Powell and Loy were ideal together and for getting the studios okay by promising to shoot this splendid adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel in three weeks. He took 12 days. They didn't call him "One-Take Woody" for nothing.
BONUS FEATURE:
- Theatrical Trailers for All 6 Thin Man Movies
After the Thin Man (1936)
It's New Year's Eve, Nick and Nora Charles have returned to the West Coast, and the philandering hubby of Nora's cousin has gone missing. Round up the unusual suspects.
The stars (plus the four-footed one!), writers and director of The Thin Man reunite for a giddy second comedy whodunit. Myrna Loy is Nora, who by all accounts doesn't scold, doesn't nag and looks far too pretty in the morning. William Powell is Nick, retired from sleuthing but hardly retiring when it comes to a case more scrambled than the 3 A.M. eggs he whips up. And rising star James Stewart leads a tip-top supporting cast. "This is a fine way to start the New Year," Nick says as he springs Nora from lockup. Indeed, it is.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Robert Benchley Comedy Short How To Be A Detective
- Classic Cartoon The Early Bird And The Worm
- Radio Show with Powell and Loy
- Leo Is On The Air Radio Promo
- Theatrical Trailer
Another Thin Man (1939)
Dum-Dum, Wacky, Creeps, Fingers: They're just a few of the hoodlums in the world of amateur sleuths and professional bon vivants Nick and Nora Charles. And now there's a new hood: parenthood. A birthday party - make that boithday - that some of da boys hold for infant Nick Jr. is part of the fun in this third film in the witty series. The case begins when the Charles family arrives for a weekend with a Long Island industrialist who fears someone wants to kill him. Sure enough, his fears come true. Nick (William Powell) is among the suspects. Asta scrams with what may be the murder weapon. And Nora (Myrna Loy) has her own ideas about the case and sneaks off to a nightclub to ferret out a clue. "Madam, how long have you been leading this double life?" Nick asks. "Just since we've been married," she replies.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Musical Short Love On Tap
- Classic Cartoon The Bookworm
- Theatrical Trailer
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
A jockey who threw a race is murdered in the locker room. "My, they're strict at this track!" Nora Charles exclaims. With that, she (Myrna Loy) and hubby Nick (William Powell) are off to the races on another case of murder, mirth and perfect martinis. Highlights of this fourth Thin Man include a visit to the arena for the evening's wrasslin' and dinner at Mario's Grotto where, no matter what anyone wants, the waiter insists upon the sea bass. As in all films in the series, the supporting cast is extraordinary, with Sam Levene, Barry Nelson, Donna Reed, Henry O'Neill and Stella Adler among Shadow's heroes and possible villains. Red herrings abound. But we still recommend the sea bass.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Vintage Short The Tell-Tale Heart
- Classic Cartoon The Goose Goes South
- Theatrical Trailer
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Outlaws come and go in Nick and Nora's lives. Now it's time to meet the in-laws. The debonair sleuths leave little Nicky Jr. at boarding school, grab Asta and head to Nick's boyhood home of Sycamore Springs.
Of course, wherever they go, murder has a way of showing up on the doorstep - a point proven in this fifth Thin Man. Nick can show off his gumshoe talents for his parents (Harry Davenport and Lucile Watson) when an artist is killed. And he'll do it without customary liquid inspirations because Nick (William Powell) is on the wagon. He's also on his game. As is Nora (Myrna Loy), wrestling a folding lawn chair, tailing a presumed suspect through town, igniting a pool-hall rumble and cracking wise as good as she gets. Make yourself at home, whodunit fans.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Robert Benchley Comedy Short Why Daddy?
- Classic Cartoon Screwball Squirrel
- Theatrical Trailer
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
At a charity gambling benefit aboard the S.S. Fortune, the tables are hot, the jazz is hotter and before you know it, a bandleader's body is growing cold. They're playing your song, Nick and Nora Charles!
William Powell and Myrna Loy return as the married sleuths, rousting suspects out of bed for 4 AM interrogations while trying to fathom the bebop argot of '40s jazz jive. Speaking of their renowned screen chemistry, Loy once said: "It wasn't a conscious thing. If you heard us talking in a room, you'd hear the same thing. He'd tease me, and there was a sort of blending which seemed to please people." Decades later, people are still pleased. The melody of Song Of The Thin Man and the entire beloved series lingers on.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Passing Parade Short A Really Important Person
- Classic Cartoon Slap Happy Lion
- Theatrical Trailer
Alias Nick and Nora - BONUS DISC:
- William Powell: A True Gentleman - Documentary
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To - Documentary
- Thin Man Radio show with Powell and Loy
- "Darling, I Loathe You: The Thin Man" TV series episode starring Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk
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