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)
Product Details | Similar Products | Customer Reviews | Starring: ~ William Powell, Myrna Loy Clancy Cooper Chick York John Nesbitt List Price: $59.98 Our Price: $47.49 You Save: $12.49 (21%) Availability: Usually ships in 10 to 13 days  |
|
 | Product Details: Studio: Warner Home Video Region: 1 Rating:  Sales Rank: 1697 | | Look for similar DVDs by genre: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: great service (01 September 2010)A brand new boxed set arrived in an amazingly short time.I wouldn't hesitate to order more from here.  Perfect for a rainy day! (28 August 2010)If you enjoy old b&w movies, these are great and perfect for that day you want to curl up with a bowl of popcorn and enjoy! The Complete Thin Man Collection (24 August 2010)I have enjoyed the Thin Man series since I was a child. Owned the VHS collection and wanted the DVD for the improved video quality. I was so disappointed in the quality of this collection. The first disc did not even play and this was The Thin Man, my favorite in the series! I've watched three more in the series since, and find them good. Disappointed, since I have purchased other collections with very good quality? Stellar classic set (07 August 2010)We love The Thin Man series! A bonus in this set is "Alias Nick and Nora", the biographies of William Powell and Myrna Loy. These two incredible stars make for a wonderful time spent watching movies. Mystery, comedy, and some romance - a great combination! Asta, the dog, has his moments, too, adding to the hilarity of the shows! LOVE THIS SET! Lively & Champagne-Fueled Screwball Romantic Comedy of Nick & Nora (02 August 2010)About a year ago I picked up the box set of all of the Thin Man series of films with Nick and Nora Charles, the detective duo of the classic age of films, with their humor and silly wit as they non-stop drink bourbons and scotches on their way to solve murders, even without trying all that hard. The following are my brief impressions of each DVD, a "quick tip" if you will, of what I liked about each DVD or its matter of interest. First is a documentary profile of each of the main stars, William Powell and Myrna Loy. Also included is an episode of the 1950s TV series with Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk in The Thin Man. Even a radio show episode with Powell and Loy! What I found interesting was not only the camaraderie between these two stars but the fact that they never had a romance or were engaged or anything. To watch them work, it's magic really. Critic Richard Schickel and others narrate their lives, going through the actors' filmography and style, even going back to the Silent film era. Next, The Thin Man with Maureen O'Sullivan, the first movie and really the best of the series. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the Dashiell Hammett novel of the same name, it pulled in four Academy Awards in 1934. We meet their dog Asta and the bantering back and forth and the wit is just so side-splitting. Next, After The Thin Man, with Jimmy Stewart. Again directed by W. S. Van Dyke, clearly the studio wanted the cash in on Nick & Nora's popularity. It's New Year's Eve and Nora's cousin is missing. Nick's wife ends up in jail, and Jimmy Stewart, a young star plays one of the supporting cast. Even though Nick tries to convince people he's retired, they just keep plying him with questions about this case! Next, Another Thin Man, Nick & Nora have a baby and try to solve crime while dealing with their family situation. Someone tries to tell Nick that someone is out to kill him and sure enough it happens. After that, they try to solve this crime. A bit slow and not as endearing as the first film. Next, Shadow of the Thin Man takes Nick and Nora to the race track where a jockey is killed. The series is starting to wear "thin" at this point, but still makes an interesting family show. Their kid is a bit more grown up which adds a family affair to it. The supporting cast includes Donna Reed. In the fifth Thin Man film, Nick is showing off to his parents in Sycamore Springs about what a fine detective he is. And he gets a chance to prove it with a murder in town! Five years after the first film, still has a few laughs but again it's getting tiresome to some degree. The last Thin Man film has Nick and Nora dealing with a gangster on a ship, a jazz singer who is killed and his way of solving the crime. It's not bad at all, just like a comedic Bogart film (if there were such a thing). All the DVDs have special features, including cartoons, trailers and foreign subtitles. It's a must-have for the classic film fan! Others You Might Enjoy: William Powell: The Life and Films The Kennel Murder Case Libeled Lady Myrna Loy Being and Becoming |
