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William Powell as Nick Charles and Myrna Loy as Nora Charles sit close together, holding hands and talking, in a scene from the 1934 film The Thin Man. Director W.S. Van Dyke leans over Myrna Loy and William Powell, who are seated at a formal dining table set, with crew and film equipment visible during filming of The Thin Man. Cinematographer James Wong Howe stands at the left.
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William Powell as Nick Charles and Myrna Loy as Nora Charles sit close together, holding hands and talking, in a scene from the 1934 film The Thin Man.
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The Thin Man

film by Van Dyke [1934]
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The Thin Man, American detective film, released in 1934, that was considered a paragon of the fun, sophisticated, glib dramas produced by Hollywood during the Great Depression. The film is the first in a popular series of detective films featuring William Powell as the dapper detective Nick Charles and Myrna Loy as his witty and irresistible wife, Nora. The Thin Man is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. Recently...

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