Lux Radio TheaterThe Thin Man (1934) : After The Thin Man (1936) (June 8, 1936)

The Thin Man & After The Thin Man

William Powell .... Nick Charles
Myrna Loy .... Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan .... Dorothy Wynant
Nat Pendleton .... Lieutenant John Guild
Minna Gombell .... Mimi Jorgenson, the former Mrs. Wynant
Porter Hall .... Herbert MacCaulay
Henry Wadsworth .... Tommy
William Henry .... Gilbert Wynant
Harold Huber .... Arthur Nunheim
Cesar Romero .... Chris Jorgenson
Natalie Moorhead .... Julia Wolf
Edward Brophy .... Joe Morelli
Edward Ellis .... Clyde Wynant, the thin man
Cyril Thornton .... Tanner


Trivia : Via The Internet Movie Database

Trivia for
The Thin Man (1934)
Louis B. Mayer, head of MGM, originally was against the idea of Myrna Loy being cast in this picture but director W.S. Van Dyke wanted to use the stars of the movie Manhattan Melodrama (1934), William Powell and Myrna Loy. Mayer said that Powell was OK for the part since he had already played detectives in other films. Loy eventually got the part and made new image for herself.


Lux Radio Theatre version starring Myrna Loy, William Powell, Porter Hall aired June 8, 1936.


Film was shot only in about two weeks. Was originally said to be a "B" picture. First of six in The Thin Man series.


The title does not refer to Nick Charles (William Powell), but to the murder victim (Edward Ellis). Audiences and critics alike kept referring to Nick Charles as "the Thin Man", so subsequent films kept the name.


"The Thin Man" author Dashiell Hammett drew on his experiences as a union-busting Pinkerton detective in Butte, Montana, in creating his detective characters. Meanwhile, "The Thin Man" star Myrna Loy was born near and raised in Helena, Montana.


While the "Thin Man" in the movie refers to character Clyde Wynant, in the opening credits of the film the cover of the novel "The Thin Man" is shown. On the dust jacket of the book we see a thin man who's not just a model for the photo but who is also author Dashiell Hammett.


In the original novel, Jorgenson was Rosebreen. For some reason, this was later changed or filmed and cut to get the movie the Hayes seal.


Given three weeks to shoot the film, W.S. van Dyke managed it all in 12 days for the paltry budget of $231,000. The film surprised everyone by becoming a major box office hit, raking in $1.4 million.


Skippy, who played Asta the dog, bit Myrna Loy during filming.

This item is part of the collection: Old Time Radio

Author: Lux Radio Theater
Date: 1936-06-08
Keywords: The Thin Man; After The Thin Man; Lux Radio Theater; Old Time Radio

Notes

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025878/
Lux Radio Theater - 1936-06-08 - The Thin Man

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027260/
Lux Radio Theater - 1940-06-17 - After the Thin Man

Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke

Writing credits
Dashiell Hammett (novel)

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