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Title

  • The Thin man

Summary

  • Nick and Nora Charles, a charming, sophisticated married couple, go to New York to enjoy the Christmas holidays. Instead, he being a "retired" detective, and she, an enthusiastic amateur sleuth, they find themselves investigating a murder.

Names

  • Van Dyke, W. S., direction.
  • Stromberg, Hunt, 1894-1968, production.
  • Hackett, Albert, writing.
  • Goodrich, Frances, writing.
  • Powell, William, 1892-1984. cast.
  • Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993, cast.
  • Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
  • Cosmopolitan Productions.
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934.

Headings

  • -  Murder--Investigation--Drama
  • -  Husband and wife--Drama
  • -  Detective and mystery films

Genre

  • Features
  • Sophisticated comedies

Notes

  • -  LP4745 PAu1-761-305 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.; 24May34; LP4745.
  • -  Minor change version: [Colorized version].
  • -  Copyright for minor change version: Turner Entertainment Company. Prev. reg. 1934, L-4745; renewed 1961, R-277211. NM: colorized version. DCR 1992; REG 31Jan94; PAu1-761-305.
  • -  Film editor, Robert J. Kern ; music score, Dr. William Axt ; cameraman, James Wong Howe ; wardrobe, Dolly Tree ; art director, Cedric Gibbons.
  • -  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Cesar Romero.
  • -  Colorized version made by Turner Entertainment in 1992.
  • -  Archival positive to be used only as theatrical projection print.
  • -  From the novel of the same title by Dashiell Hammett.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1912-1939; Motion picture guide, v. 8, p. 3371; Variety film reviews, v. 5, 7-3-34; The New York times film reviews, v. 2, 6-30-34.
  • -  Received: 4-29-94; viewing copy; copyright deposit--unpublished; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 9-15-86; arch pos; gift; Turner Entertainment Co. Collection.

Medium

  • 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 10 reels of 10 on 5 (8370 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. archival positive.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VAD 3796 (viewing copy)
  • FQA 5801-5805 (arch pos)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 87706246

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Hackett, Albert, Writing, Frances Goodrich, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Dashiell Hammett, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions, Copyright Collection, and Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. The Thin man. directeds by Van Dyke, W. S.Ection, produceds by Stromberg, Hunt, Uction United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/87706246/.

APA citation style:

Hackett, A., Goodrich, F., Powell, W., Loy, M., Hammett, D., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [...] Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. (1934) The Thin man. Van Dyke, W. S. E., dir, Stromberg, H., prod United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/87706246/.

MLA citation style:

Hackett, Albert, Writing, et al. The Thin man. dir by Van Dyke, W. S.Ection, prod by Stromberg, Hunt, Uction United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/87706246/>.