Nick & Nora Charles...

[bridgit]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_and_Nora_Charles

[Gormy Cuss]

1. When I was a kid I wished that I could meet William Powell.

I loved watching him on screen.

[bridgit]

6. smooth operator...

B-)

[Gormy Cuss]

7. That he was.

In addition to the Thin Man series, I'm a sucker for his character in My Man Godfrey.

[bridgit]

8. also a good one, but i'm a sucker for vintage b&w films...

Dark Passage, etc :hi:

[barb162]

34. Me too and I saw him again last week with Carole Lombard

in "My Man Godfrey." What a great movie.

[bridgit]

36. yes! also a great one...

:)

[WI_DEM]

2. great screen team--Loy and Powell. Impeccable timing and boy did Nick and Nora like to drink!

My next book is actually on the "Thin Man" movies.

[bridgit]

3. i love the thin man series...

:bounce:

[NYCGirl]

4. You forgot Asta!

[bridgit]

5. there he is!!!

:bounce:

[auburngrad82]

12. Our oldest dog is named Asta!

From the Thin Man movies. Our second oldest is named Petey from the Little Rascals.

[NYCGirl]

17. Is your Asta a wire-haired terrier? NT

[auburngrad82]

41. Our Asta is a Swedish Valhund mix

In other words, a Swedish Cattle Dog. Here she is:



She was only about 5 months old there. She's going on 12 years now. And that's me she's using for a dog bed.

http://www.dogster.com/dogs/21747

[NYCGirl]

44. She's beautiful — and you're no slouch yourself as a dog bed.

:hi:

[KittyWampus]

29. what would crosswords be without Asta?

:)

I named my beloved cat Myrna... she's been gone 5 years now.

[smirkymonkey]

32. Absolutely Asta!

I loved those movies - I have seen them over and over and over again. Whatever happened to wit, charm and grace on the Silver Screen? *sigh*

[bridgit]

39. that's a cool pic...

i'm snagging it fair & square :7

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. 'Oh, Nicky! Something terrible has happened!'

"We're out of scotch?"

:rofl:

[bridgit]

23. dammit!! that *is* a problem...

:rofl:

[grasswire]

10. I adore William Powell

There's just something about his whimsical spirit and physical grace that I find very attractive.

[bridgit]

22. i think so too...

:hi:

[grasswire]

27. the closest thing to him today is Kevin Kline

He has the same kind of grace and physical presence. Dapper when he wants to be, too.

My favorite Powell scene is when he's dancing by himself in the nightclub.

[bridgit]

28. i think you've got something there...

i liked Kevin in French Kiss, i think that's the name of it where he was the vintner :thumbsup:

[graywarrior]

11. I'll stop everything to watch their movies.

:thumbsup:

[auburngrad82]

13. The complete set is available on DVD

We bought them right before Christmas. They were all great.

Also, check out My Man Godfrey. Another great William Powell movie.

[graywarrior]

15. Sometimes I wish we were back in those days when we were all oblivious.

[NYCGirl]

18. I don't know how oblivious people were — the first film was made during the

Depression, at the beginning of the New Deal. I think people were just worried about earning a living and feeding their families. Films like "The Thin Man" and its sequels were popular because they offered people an escape for a couple of hours.

[enigmatic]

14. I love The Thin Man films

They fantastic chemistry together....

[bridgit]

16. me too...

:hi:

[enigmatic]

24. I have a friend who is 31 and has a huge crush on Myrna Loy

I was always a Hedy Lamarr groupie, but hey...:D

[bridgit]

26. heh-heh, their both Dollies...

:)

[mulsh]

19. Read the novel,

it's very different from Hammets other books and stories. Plus the action takes place around the holidays and the heros drink pretty much non-stop. an inspiration to us all.

[bridgit]

25. i like the book too, i read it as a teenager...

:toast:

[WCGreen]

40. I just finished it about a month or so ago...

My creative writing teacher suggested several books to read to get an idea about the times...

Also, the Big Sllep but that was Bogart and Bacall and so another movie thread....

[wildhorses]

20. wish i coulda hung out with nick and nora

good times...

loy and powell:thumbsup:

[bridgit]

21. wouldn't that be fun, all those capers, clean sheets & scotch whiskey...

:thumbsup:

[KittyWampus]

30. and dead people...

but you can't have a murder mystery without a dead person. But they always are kind of besides the point somehow.

[bridgit]

31. if it's good enough for Hercule Poirot it's good enough for me...

[MissMarple]

33. Myrna Loy was an early role model for me. Yeah...I'm almost that old.

The Thin Man movies were on television in the 50' and 60's. Let's just say I was at a very impressionable age. They were great. Almost as great as the Hepburn movies.

[bridgit]

37. Loy was great alright, but Hepburn did take it all a level higher no doubt...

:thumbsup:

[Kat45]

35. I loved those movies.

[bridgit]

38. me too!!

:hi:

[Robeson]

42. When I read the Thin Man, I got drunk just reading the book....

...they couldn't walk across the room without getting another drink. Every occasion, every moment, every second, was a reason to pour another drink. It was a great book.

[bridgit]

43. even *that* calls for a toast...

:toast:

[Critters2]

45. When I was in college, the local TV station had an "old movies"

show in the afternoon. They showed the Thin Man movies in a series over a couple of weeks, and I cut class to watch 'em all. Thus, "Modern French Drama" was the only "C" I got in college.

It was worth it!