The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Ch
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William Powell, Myrna Loy and Skippy (Asta) in The Thin Man
Myrna Loy, William Powell and Skippy
Myrna Loy was an American film, television, and stage actress. As a performer, she was known for her ability to adapt to her screen partner's acting style.
The Thin Man (film)
…American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure-class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. Nick is a retired private detective who left his…
Loy (left) at age six, standing on her grandmother's porch in Helena, Montana, with her cousin Laura Belle Wilder (1911)
Loy modeled for the central figure in Harry Fielding Winebrenner's Fountain of Education, a sculpture at Venice High School in Los Angeles (1922)
In its September 1925 issue, Motion Picture featured two Henry Waxman photographs of Loy, costumed by Adrian, as she appeared in What Price Beauty?.