In Search of the Thin Man : Dashiell Hammett, William Powell and the Classic Film Series.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zwerling, Philip.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thin Man films.

Detective and mystery films--United States--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery films.

Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961--Film adaptations.

Hammett, Dashiell.

Genre:

Film criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2024.

Summary:

"The man who created the boldest hard boiled fiction, Dashiell Hammett, wrote The Thin Man in 1933 and launched the fun-loving, booze-swilling, mystery-solving couple Nick and Nora Charles into American culture. MGM sold millions of movie tickets casting William Powell and Myrna Loy as this classiest of romantic couples. Over 14 years and six films, these stars navigated grave periods of history: the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. The novel and films live on as gems of a unique gritty sophistication. This complete history of The Thin Man series covers the brightest stars, tastiest scandals, headlines and conflicts behind these classic films. With a cast of hundreds, we see Hammett, his lover Lillian Hellman, and their friend Dorothy Parker fight alcoholism, sexual convention and Senator Joe McCarthy in culture wars of eerie contemporaneity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Nick Charles and The Thin Man

2. Dashiell Hammett, Acts I and II

3. The Thin Man Movie

4. William Powell

5. Myrna Loy

6. The Rest of the Cast and Crew

7. The Thin Man and Race

8. After the Thin Man and Another Thin Man

9. Hammett, Act III

10. Three More Thin Man Sequels

11. Hammett, Act IV

Epilogue

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-5102-7