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The Thin Man
The Thin Man Movies
From 1934 to 1947
Based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett
"My friends have stood by me marvelously in the ups and downs of my career. I don't believe there is anything more worthwhile in life than friendship. Friendship is a far better thing than love, as it is commonly accepted." William Powell
Based on the characters introduced in the Dashiell Hammett novel, The Thin Man, the film series immediately found a captive audience. The series was a runaway hit and many subsequent films were made including: The Thin Man - 1934, After the Thin Man - 1936, Another Thin Man - 1939, Shadow of the Thin Man - 1941, The Thin Man Comes Home - 1944, and Song of the Thin Man - 1947.
Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) was born in Maryland, and in 1915 joined the Pinkerton's detective agency. In 1923 he began selling detective stories to Black Mask magazine, and in 1929 published his first novel, Red Harvest.
Myrna Loy (Nora Charles)
August 2, 1905 -- December 14, 1993
Radersburg, Montana
William Powell (Nick Charles)
July 29 , 1892 -- March 5 , 1984
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Myrna made her stage debut at age twelve at Helena's old Marlow Theater in a dance she choreographed, based on "The Blue Bird" from the Rose Dream Operatta.
"I have never gone into a picture without first studying my characterization from all angles. I make a study of the fellow's life and try to learn everything about him, including the conditions under which he came into this world, his parentage, his environment, his social status, and the things in which he is interested. Then I attempt to get his mental attitude as much as possible."
William Powell
"Life, is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming."
Myrna Loy
"There is more money in being liked by an audience than in being disliked by it. The biggest thing about movie audiences is the sympathy they give characters on the screen. But the art of acting and the talent of selecting what one will act are divorced qualities."
William Powell
"I was a homely kid with freckles that came out every spring and stuck on me till Christmas."
Myrna Loy
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More than 150,000 feet (28+ miles) of film was used by David O. Selznick just to film the screen tests of potential actresses for the lead role of Scarlett O'Hara in his 1939 epic "Gone With the Wind".
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