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 / Alias Nick and Nora)
by Basil Wrangell, Tex Avery, Jules Dassin
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Actor: Chick York, Clancy Cooper, John Nesbitt, Myrna Loy, William PowellDirector: Basil Wrangell, Jules Dassin, Tex Avery
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Box set, Digital Sound, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 666 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- The sparkling series featured the irresistible William Powell and Myrna Loy chemistry as husband and wife sleuths who solved murders with the aid of their wire-haired terrier, Asta. Set in the glamorous world of 1930s upper-class Manhattan, The Thin Man and its sequels established the standard for witty comedy, clever dialogue and urbane one upmanship.The 7-Disc set includes THE THIN MAN, AFTER TH
DVD Reviews of 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 / Alias Nick and Nora)
DVD Review: Outstanding DVD Box Set - Complete Collection!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have only recently become a fan of The Thin Man movies, and after watching the first I was looking forward to watching them all.
This DVD set was perfect for me because I wanted to get all the movies at the best price. Sure, it doesn't have all the additional bonus features you would expect in a modern day box set, but it has all the Thin Man movies, and that is what was important to me. If you are a fan of The Thin Man movies and love Nick, Nora, and Astor then you will really enjoy this great collection. If you haven't seen these, but are a fan of classic detective movies, you will love the chemistry and comedy these movies provide. Movies include The Thin Man, After The Thin Man, Another Thin Man, Shadow of the Thin Man, Song of the Thin Man, and The Thin Man Goes Home and the Alias Nick & Nora bonus disk.
Why is this set so great?
+ Contains all the Thin Man movies in one collection
+ William Powell and Myrna Loy have amazing chemistry on screen.
+ Classic Detective Series that will have you laughing...a lot!
+ Box Set features each movie in it's own DVD case, not the cheaper cardboard inserts.
+ Great price for the entire Thin Man Collection.
It really is amazing how good these films are.
If you have friends or family that love old movies, this would make a great gift as well!
DVD Review: The Thin Man
Summary: 5 Stars
Love the old time moives. The "The Thin Man Collection" is one of the best collection that I have. DVD Review: One Of The Greatest Film Series In Cinema History
Summary: 5 Stars
All classic-film lovers must own this wonderful set. Sparkling, sophisticated, witty. . . loads of fun! DVD Review: Not thin on quality
Summary: 5 Stars
Chemistry. In movies, it can be an essential element when two actors are paired together. It doesn't matter how good the actors are, if they don't click - make their pairing more than the sum of their parts - you are going to have a mediocre movie. Take the recent movie, Righteous Kill, with two Oscar-winning actors, Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino. With little chemistry between them, the movie suffered (although bad writing didn't help either). The characters don't even have to get along: look at Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs, or Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. In each case, the actors enhance each other other's performance.
Chemistry is what makes The Complete Thin Man Collection so great. In fact, the stories themselves are relatively lightweight, but each one is sustained by the byplay between William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. The general premise of the series of movies is that Nora is an heiress who has recently married retired detective Nick. They adore each other and would like nothing more than to live a pleasantly idle life (with lots of drinking); unfortunately, murders always pop up and Nick is recruited to discover the killer.
There are six movies total. The Thin Man is the original and best of the sextet, introducing the pair as well their faithful (if a bit cowardly) dog Asta. The framework for the whole series can be seen in this film. Nick, against his will, is brought in to assist on a murder case. Nora will prod him to do so and usually will want to assist. Between martinis (and other drinks), Nick will slowly piece things together, leading to a climactic scene where all the suspects are gathered and the killer (usually the least likely suspect) is revealed. Maureen O'Sullivan is also in this original movie as the daughter of the victim, an inventor with a duplicitous lover.
After The Thin Man has Nick and Nora looking into the murder of a wayward husband. Among the other actors is a young Jimmy Stewart. The title to Another Thin Man refers to Nick, Jr., who appears for the first time as an infant. The victim in this case is also the man who oversees Nora's estate. Shadow of the Thin Man has the couple going to the races and looking into shady goings-on. The Thin Man Goes Home gives us a look at Nick's family, while Song of the Thin Man deals with murder in the world of music.
If I'm gliding over the plots, that's because they're almost not important. Sure, there's enough story in each one to be interesting, but it's the characters, particularly Nick and Nora that make things entertaining. They may not be true classics, but they're all fun (and safe for kids to view as well).
Extras include various short subjects and cartoons as well as a supplemental disc. This extra disc has biographies of both Loy and Powell and also an episode of The Thin Man TV series from the 1950s. The TV episode is pretty weak, but it'll make you appreciate the movies even more. With all the movies being four-stars or better, the collection overall rates five stars and shows that humor and entertainment can be timeless.
DVD Review: Great Movies
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this set for my brother, who is extremely happy to have these movies. Besides being shipped quickly, the quality of the set is great and makes for great movie nights.
Description of 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 / Alias Nick and Nora)
The sparkling series featured the irresistible William Powell and Myrna Loy chemistry as husband and wife sleuths who solved murders with the aid of their wire-haired terrier, Asta. Set in the glamorous world of 1930s upper-class Manhattan, The Thin Man and its sequels established the standard for witty comedy, clever dialogue and urbane one upmanship. The 7-Disc set includes THE THIN MAN, AFTER THE THIN MAN, ANOTHER THIN MAN, SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, SONG OF THE THIN MAN, THE THIN MAN GOES HOME, and the ALIAS NICK & NORA bonus documentary disc.Almost as welcome as a shaker full of martinis, The Complete Thin Man Collection represents an eagerly awaited DVD milestone for fans of the fizzy MGM movie series. The best film in the series came first: The Thin Man (1934), W.S. Van Dyke's marvelous adaptation of a Dashiell Hammet novel. The movie gods were in a generous mood when they paired William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, the upper-class sophisticates whose sleuthing escapades somehow joined the classic form of the whodunit with the giddyup of screwball comedy. Among the series' many attributes, one of its most radical notions was the idea that a married couple might find each other delightful and view life as a goofy adventure together.
It is common wisdom that the Thin Man sequels adhere to the law of diminishing returns, and while none of the follow-ups reach the diamond level of the first film, all afford pleasures. There's the cocktail-swilling chemistry of Powell and Loy, for one thing, as well as the considerable satisfaction of average movies made during the studio system: the craftsmanship of studio hands, and a gallery of terrific character actors filling in supporting roles. First sequel After the Thin Man (1936) is very good, with the couple in San Francisco and a supporting part for rising player James Stewart. The scenery moves again, to Long Island, for the rather impudently-titled Another Thin Man (1939), which adds baby Nick, Jr., to the mix (a "bad idea," thought Pauline Kael, perhaps a sign of the domestication of the series).
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) sets the action around a racetrack, and is the last of the series to be directed by the fast-working Van Dyke. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) finds Nick escorting family to his parents' house for a visit. Song of the Thin Man (1947) engagingly adds a jazz milieu to the Charles's detective work; at this point, Nick, Jr. was played by child star Dean Stockwell. The series stuck with certain staples: the unveiling of the guilty party, a wirehaired terrier named Asta (who became a star in its own right), and booze. When Nick opines, in the first film, that a dry martini should always be shaken to "waltz time," you know why audiences fell in love with these guilt-free comedies. --Robert Horton
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