thanks all for watching THE THIN MAN with me...the next five films in the series are up next on TCM
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The film cost $231,000 and made $1.4 million
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The dinner scene had a real menace: the oysters. Loy recalled that repeated takes left the same oysters under hot studio lights until they began to spoil. Nobody wanted another oyster afterward.
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Gilbert *really* needs to get laid. Maybe in the never-produced sequel, THE THICK MAN? #TheThinMan #TCMParty

Believe it or not, there was a TV series based on the film series which ran for a few seasons (1957-1959) with Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk
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Powell and Loy appeared in 8 films together in addition to the 6 “Thin Man” films.
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Powell and Loy brought Nick and Nora to radio, too. They reprised their roles for a LUX RADIO THEATRE broadcast on June 8, 1936.
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It was released in May of 1934, which technically makes it PreCode. The code began being enforced in July of 1934.
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The couple was also nominated for AFTER THE THIN MAN, FATHER OF THE BRIDE, and SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS…though never winning. (Losing here to Robert Riskin/IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT)
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Screenplay here by husband and wife team Albert Hackett & Frances Goodrich was nominated for an Oscar.
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The @chicagotribune’s review said the film was "...fat with ultra, ultra sophisticated situations and dialog."
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Nick’s “tabloids” joke worried the censors. MGM was advised that the line about not being shot near his tabloids was objectionable. Some territories cut dialogue after release.
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The Christmas-tree target practice came from Powell fooling around. His playful shooting at ornaments being hung by the art department inspired the scene added to the movie.
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Lillian Hellman claimed Nora was based on her. The playwright, Hammett’s longtime partner, made that claim in the 1970s.
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David Niven and Maggie Smith do a terrific send-up as Dick and Dora Charleston in the film MURDER BY DEATH (1976). Highly recommended.
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This film was nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture. It didn’t win any…this was a big year for IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT.
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"When we did a scene together, we forgot about technique, camera angles, and microphones. We weren't acting. We were just two people in perfect harmony" - Powell on Myrna Loy
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