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I'm here for The Thin Man. FYI: I'll put these Tweets in a thread so those who DVR it can read along later if they want to. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
The Thin Man was based on crime writer Dashiell Hammett's 1933 novel, which he based on his time as a Pinkerton detective and on his relationship with fellow writer Lillian Hellman (the book is dedicated "to Lillian"). #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Director W.S. Van Dyke, who was a mystery fan, jumped at the chance to direct when MGM acquired the rights He immediately requested William Powell and Myrna Loy to star based on the easy rapport they established while working together in Manhattan Melodrama #TheThinMan #TCMParty
The screenplay sets up the story in much the same as later TV mysteries such as Perry Mason. There's a prologue setting up the crime followed by the stars (in this case Loy and Powell) showing up onscreen to solve the mystery. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Michigan-born Edward Ellis had dozens of stage and screen credits (he started acting in 1879 at age 8), but his most recognizable role is as the title character in The Thin Man. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Here's our hard-drinking heroes, Nick and Nora! and Asta too! #TheThinMan #TCMParty
The Thin Man director W.S. Van Dyke was known around MGM as "One-Take Woody." The Thin Man was shot in about two weeks and this speakeasy scene was indeed done in one take. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Skippy the wire fox terrier played Asta in The Thin Man movies. He later went on to screwball stardom in The Awful Truth (photo with Cary Grant) and Bringing Up Baby. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
My grandma had an ice pack similar to Nora's. I didn't appreciate it when I was younger, but I sure could use it now. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Maureen O'Sullivan was at the height of her popularity as Jane in MGM's Tarzan series when she played Dorothy Wynant in The Thin Man. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
The styling in this film screams mid-30s glamour with the platinum blonde hair, wave hairdos and extremely sculpted eyebrows on both Minna Gombell and Natalie Moorhead (MGM's eyebrow plucker must have been working overtime). #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Myrna's striped evening gown with the diamond bracelets is one of my favorite movie costumes ever. It's so casually elegant. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
The Thin Man was released about a month before the Motion Picture Production Code began to be enforced in July 1934. However, some lines were censored by some states/theaters, such as this sexagenarian joke. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Nick and Nora's Christmas tree is the only time I've seen balloons used on a tree. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Are William Powell's pajamas sheer in this scene or am I just seeing things? #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Critic Andrew Sarris wrote of Nick and Nora's relationship: They were "first on-screen Hollywood couple for whom matrimony did not signal the end of sex, romance and adventure." #TheThinMan #TCMParty
This Christmas ornament shooting scene was improvised on set by Powell and director Van Dyke. However, I do thing Myrna's expressions make the scene. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
That is one immaculately tailored coat on Powell. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
According to the TCM Database, one theater owner in the South reported receiving complaints about Nick and Nora's drinking in The Thin Man 
(Baptists are gonna Baptist, I guess). #TheThinMan #TCMParty
(Baptists are gonna Baptist, I guess). #TheThinMan #TCMParty
The great cinematographer James Wong Howe was the DP on The Thin Man. He was a master of black-and-white photography (watch Body and Soul, Sweet Smell of Success), and although this film was shot quickly his work is exquisite. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
What would a '30s movie be without at least one montage. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
I love Nora's outfit in this scene. It's sort of Little Lord Fauntleroy chic. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Powell's pronunciation of suspects is so odd (at least to me). #TheThinMan #TCMParty
The cops having to drag everyone to the dinner party/murderer-reveal-scene is so much more realistic to me than the Poirot series where people just voluntarily show up to have David Suchet rip them a new one. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
The dinner party scene took a long time to film. The waiters/extras kept having to serve the fresh oysters over and over, and by the end of the day they were "putrefying," according to Loy's recollection. #TheThinMan #TCMParty
Happy New Year's Eve, everybody! There's plenty more Nick, Nora, and Asta to come! #TheThinMan #TCMParty #BillandMyrnaForever
