My 150 Favorite Movies - #46
The Thin Man (1934)
Arguably the greatest screen team ever, Myrna Loy and William Powell made, all told, 14 movies together. Of those 14, six were Thin Man movies, of which the first is undoubtedly the best. Based on Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same name, "The Thin Man," in actuality refers not to Powell's character, but to the victim of the piece. The wit and sparkle of the interplay between Loy and Powell was rarely matched, and certainly not bested, in the history of cinema. The Thin Man also features early appearances by Maureen O'Sullivan, Cesar Romero, and, perhaps most famously, Asta, the charismatic wire-haired fox terrier who appeared in all six films, as well as other films throughout the 1930's.
Arguably the greatest screen team ever, Myrna Loy and William Powell made, all told, 14 movies together. Of those 14, six were Thin Man movies, of which the first is undoubtedly the best. Based on Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same name, "The Thin Man," in actuality refers not to Powell's character, but to the victim of the piece. The wit and sparkle of the interplay between Loy and Powell was rarely matched, and certainly not bested, in the history of cinema. The Thin Man also features early appearances by Maureen O'Sullivan, Cesar Romero, and, perhaps most famously, Asta, the charismatic wire-haired fox terrier who appeared in all six films, as well as other films throughout the 1930's.
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