
In Search of The Thin Man
Dashiell Hammett, William Powell and the Classic Film Series
Philip Zwerling(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 29. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
234 pages
978-1-4766-8657-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 by 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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
43 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8657-8 (9781476686578)
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Person
Philip Zwerling, now retired to the Mendocino Coast of California, previously taught creative writing at Ursinus College and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He is the author of seven books on film, theater and history.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
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: Who Was the Thin Man?
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
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: Who Was the Thin Man?
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index