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clarkgables-moustache · 4 months

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The Thin Man lobby card (1934)

#the thin man #1934 #nick charles #nora charles #classic hollywood #old hollywood #wiliam powell #myrna loy #gif

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lavoixhumaine · 1 month

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Tim Minear, I got a fucking bone to pick with you.

How the fuck did Nick and Nora, made during the infamous Hays Code era by the way, make out more times than Bobby and Athena? Like I’m not counting (I am and it is zero) but how is that exactly possible?

The film’s characters, supposedly married, weren’t even allowed for sleep in one bed because of those ridiculous rules and yet they seemed to convey more affection and sexual tension.

Meanwhile, you have no such restrictions with these actors today. We’re not even asking them to have movie magic sex, sir. We were just hoping for some actual fun sleuthing adventures with our favorite chaotic couple.

—because that was the expectation you set when you said they were going to be like The Thin Man.

(This should have been a red flag honestly because—in my opinion—apart from “The Thrilling Adventure Hour’s Beyond Belief” with Frank and Sadie Doyle, there has never been a truly good adaptation or inspired piece of The Thin Man which actually has led me to think it’s some kind of curse on its own, like a mini-Macbeth)

How do you reference The Thin Man regarding the episode you wrote? Like sir, Nick and Nora were a rich, chaotic, drunk honeymooning, sleuthing couple with a funny little dog who just happened to solve crimes for funsies because the wise-cracking wife and her cute little nose would not let her husband stay out of trouble.

They made sleuthing look fun and marriage seem sexy which was already a revolutionary idea in the silver screens of the 1930s…like that is the complete opposite of what you wrote in “Abandon ‘Ships”, Mr. Minear. Did you even watch the movies or did someone just say, ‘hey, you know those black and white movies…?’

I don’t mind what you did in the episode. I mind that you uttered complete bullshit about it saying it’s like The Thin Man movies because, no, hell no. Not even close. I really don’t get how you pulled that comment from your ass, sir. Respectfully.

So did you lie or did you just choose to reference the film series because this is another jab at the Oscars? Because as it happens, they also presented the actress who played Nora, Myrna Loy (sidenote: everyone knew she should have won for the 1946 film “The Best Years of Our Lives”) an Honorary Oscar.

So what I’m actually saying is, you kinda suck for lying through your stupid teeth, Tim Minear. So like go kick rocks or something. And maybe don’t ever speak of The Thin Man again if you’re just gonna lie about it.

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taylorswiftt1 · 10 months

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Nick charles

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galaxyglaze · 6 months

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someday i'd like to redraw this Thin Man scene with Ralph and Sue Dibny :,>

#ralph x sue #ralphsue #the elongated man #sue dibny #ralph dibny #dc comics #the thin man #nick charles #nora charles #nick x nora #nicknora #txt #dogs #obviously ralph and sue were inspired by nick and nora #but this one especially feels like it really could be a scene between them

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morriganduska · 9 months

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Nick and Nora Charles 🕵️‍♂️ [the thin man, dashiell hammett] sketch

06/08/2023

Today I finished this book. Didn't care much about the mystery itself until half of the book, but I loved these two and their interactions since the very beginning. Weird thing to say, but they gave me Gomez x Morticia vibes, but maybe it was just that they're such a healthy couple.

#art #digital art #digital illustration #digital painting #illustration #painting #fan art #book fan art #book fanart #book art #dashiell hammett #nick x nora charles #nick charles #nora charles #noir #noir book #the thin man

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nefertitisfjordd · 2 months

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Thin Man

#the thin man #nick Charles #Nora Charles #nick and nora charles #dashiell hammett #classic hollywood #old Hollywood #william powell #myrna loy #bill powell #Minnie and bill #learning how to use illustrator yay

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ad-j · 1 year

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WATCHLIST 2022: The Thin Man

#movie watchlist #the thin man #william powell #myrna loy #skippy #nick charles #nora charles

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classicsdoitbetter · 2 years

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I feel like the scene in The Thin Man when Nick is trying to get into bed and he has the blankets all crooked and Nora goes over to help him and she’s says “You’re worse than an infant” is constantly me when I try to get under my covers to go to sleep. Who knew a scene in an 87 year old movie could be so relatable.

#The Thin Man #Nick and Nora Charles #Nora Charles #Nick Charles

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twistedlittlecritter · 2 years

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Cityscape from Another Thin Man (1939)

#new york #cityscape #Black and White #Architecture #film #the thin man #Nick Charles #Nora Charles #william powell #Myrna Loy

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orange-s-mario · 8 months

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thin man is required watching for elongated man connoisseurs

#thin man #elongated man #nick charles #nora charles #ralph dibny #sue dibny

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enthyrea · 1 month

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my tg86 piece for @topgunzine!

i actually drew this in april of last year- i’m so glad to finally post it! thank you to everyone who bought and supported the zine 🤍🛩️

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krinsbez · 2 years

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Pulptober 2022, Themes Elaborated, Part 4

As I promised at the end of Part 3, to make up for the two days of Judaism-induced radio silence between Part One and Part Two, you get two today!

16-Brain Boy/Not All Heroes Wear Costumes

While not as prone to costumes as their super-successors, a heaping helping of Pulp Heroes wear a recognizable costume, or at least an iconic hat or strategically-torn shirt. But just as many prefer to dress like normal people. This day’s for them. Alternate Examples: The Scarlet Pimpernel*, Nick and Nora Charles*+.

17-Harry Vincent/Agents, Aides, and Allies

Whilst many Pulp Heroes are veritable supermen (and women, and hopefully enbies someday), they aren’t omnipotent, omniscient, nor omnipresent. They need people working with and/or for them to get the job done, who are often pretty awesome in their own right. This day is for saluting them. Alternate Examples: “Monk“ Mayfair, Nita Van Sloan, Lothar*.

18-The Rocketeer/Hero By Accident

These are Pulp Heroes who never set out to be heroes, but by circumstances find themselves in a situation where they have the ability to make things right, and they inevitably choose to do the right thing. Alternate examples: Click “The Gadget Man“ Rush, The Nyctalope*+

19-Ogon Bat/Origins In Ancient Times

OK, I’m cheating a bit here, because this one has two meanings. It can refer to the character being one of the older examples of the Pulp Hero breed, or it can refer to the fact that the source of their power is not some sort of super-science, but instead a lost secret from the distant past. Alternate Examples: The Reverend Doctor Syn* (for meaning one), Phra The Phoenician* (for meaning two; I was gonna use Sun Koh, but...let’s not open that can of worms, huh?).

20-The Saint/Heroism For Fun And Profit

These Pulp Heroes do what they do not so much out of a burning need for justice, as because they enjoy it, and they usually expect to be paid for it. Alternate Examples: Sherlock Holmes, Luke Cage.

21-Conan/Good Is Not Nice

These Pulp Heroes are really more like anti-Heroes. They can generally be counted on to do the right thing (eventually). But they’re gonna be huge assholes about it the whole time. Alternate examples: The Whisperer, “Dirty“ Harry Callahan*.

And that’s Part Four! Tomorrow, hopefully, I’ll do another part.

*I have not consumed much, or any of the source material

+Suggested to me by @maxwell-grant. Once again, thank you!