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    William Powell and Myrna Loy were one of the smartest and sexiest on-screen couples of the '30s and '40s as Nick and Nora Charles, martini-sipping socialites who solved crimes in their spare time in The Thin Man and its sequels, and this special DVD box set collects all six movies in the series. The material on The Thin Man Collection (including The Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, Shadow of the Thin Man, The Thin Man Goes Home, and Song of the Thin Man) has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The dialogue for all six films is in English, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. The Thin Man also includes an alternate French dubbed soundtrack. Trailers for all six movies have been included. As a bonus, the set features a bonus disc with a documentary about the Thin Man series, "Alias Nick and Nora." ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:
  • Region: 1
  • Number of Discs: 7
  • Subtitle: Eng/Spa/Por
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
  • Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
  • Features:
    • cc
    • Classic comedy
    • Mystery and musical shorts
    • 2 radio dramas
    • Vintage cartoons
    • TV series
    • Pilot with Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk
AWARDS
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  •     Nominated Best Screenplay - 1936 (Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett)
  •     Nominated Best Actor - 1934 (William Powell)
  •     Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay - 1934 (Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 1934 (W.S. Van Dyke)
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 1934
  • Film Daily
  •     Won 10 Best Films - 1934
  • Library of Congress
  •     Won U.S. National Film Registry - 1997
  • National Board of Review
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 1934
  • New York Times
  •     Won 10 Best Films - 1934
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
REVIEWS:
  • "Every closet has a skeleton," says famed New York detective Nick Charles (William Powell), or words to that effect, and supposedly laid-back Sycamore Springs is loaded with both. Happily, Nick and Nora (Myrna Loy) are vacationing at the old homestead when the bodies begin to drop and are thus at the right time and place to catch yet another desperate killer. No one in Sycamore Springs takes death too seriously, of course, and The Thin Man Goes Home employs even more comedy than its predecessors, to the point of having the dignified Loy perform a wild jitterbug. Richard Thorpe functions as directorial traffic cop with his usual professionalism and the stock company, which includes such obvious red herrings as Anita Sharp-Bolster, Helen Vinson, Morris Ankrum, and the marvelous Anne Revere, takes care of the rest. Yet for all that, The Thin Man Goes Home is far from vintage comedy-whodunit. Perhaps the reason is the Charleses' newfound sobriety, a necessary concession to a less frivolous time, but the bloom is visibly off the rose and the star duo seems merely to be treading water. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
  • Myrna Loy reportedly had grave misgivings about this, the final film in the Thin Man series, often referring to the whodunit as "a lackluster finish to a great series." She needn't have been so hard on herself and the film. Though Nick and Nora Charles are a bit older and have slowed down their intake of alcoholic beverages in favor of raising five-year-old Dean Stockwell, the wisecracking couple remains as sophisticated as ever. And the mystery that the Charleses are asked to investigate is as intriguing as any that had come before. In fact, in these more enlightened times when alcoholism is viewed as a disease rather than a stylish accouterment, Song of the Thin Man makes a welcome addition to the otherwise so gin-soaked series. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
  • The Charleses, Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy), are as charming as ever, perhaps even more so, in this their second whodunit, which almost plays like a Warner Bros. thriller: fast-paced, noisy, and never dull. A huge cast of Runyon-esque supporting characters keeps the pot boiling merrily and the climactic unmasking of the real killer is, for once, quite a surprise. W.S. Van Dyke and his writers knew exactly how to spin such a yarn and get the most out of a breezy story that takes you from stuffy Nob Hill to Chinatown and back. After the Thin Man, incidentally, is the last entry in the series with a title that makes any kind of sense. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
  • The Thin Man works because of the chemistry between stars William Powell and Myrna Loy, and because screenwriters Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich had the good sense to transfer Dashiell Hammett's source novel to the screen without substantial alterations to the story. Planned by MGM as a lower-profile release, the film nonetheless featured first-rate talent in front of and behind the camera, including director W.S. Van Dyke, cinematographer James Wong Howe, art director Cedric Gibbons, and sound engineer Douglas Shearer. Shearer's role was of substantial importance in naturalistically capturing the casual banter of the stars and creating the film's atmosphere of sophistication and wit. The supporting cast features consistently good performances, with Maureen O'Sullivan the standout. Unlike many MGM films of the 1930s, the production design is understated, as the stars and the screenplay take center stage. Surprisingly popular at the box office, The Thin Man was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi
  • The series of films starring sophisticated sleuths Nick and Nora Charles are among the most treasured in the movie mystery genre. Unfortunately, Shadow of the Thin Man, while very decently entertaining, is far from the best entry in the series. Chief blame lies with screenwriters Irving Brecher and Harry Kurnitz and to a lesser extent with director W.S. Van Dyke. While our two leads are given the requisite number of witty bon mots and carefully turned phrases, the humorous approach to subsidiary characters is inappropriately low and broad. This is especially true of Sam Levene's Lieutenant Abrams, who at times seems to have wandered in from a 3 Stooges short. This uneasy mix of styles damages the film, as does the muddiness with which the plot is laid out; plot points are presented not casually (which would be quite effective) but carelessly (which is annoying). Fortunately, the chemistry between and stellar talents of William Powell and Myrma Loy make up for a great deal of the film's shortcomings. Both of them seem to be enjoying themselves immensely, and there's an especially appealing ease to Loy's entire performance that is hard to resist. Barry Nelson and a young Donna Reed offer fine support, and Stella Adler makes a great deal of what is essentially just another familiar film noir type. While Shadow lacks the champagne fizz of other Nick and Nora adventures, it still provides enough seltzer bubbles to tickle the nose. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi
  • Too much plot tends to get in the way of the usual verbal sparring between the Charleses, Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) , in this the third entry in M-G-M's series of sophisticated whodunits. Not that Nick and his charming wife aren't their usual brittle selves but the screenwriters dragged in almost to burdensome a riddle for them to solve. The end result is fairly entertaining, though, especially when Mr. Charles' addlebrained gangland pals insist on given little Nick, Jr. (William A. Paulsen) a birthday party complete with "rented" baby guests. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

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