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The Resource The thin man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by W.S. Van Dyke ; produced by Hunt Stromberg ; screen play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich ; a Cosmopolitan Production

The thin man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by W.S. Van Dyke ; produced by Hunt Stromberg ; screen play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich ; a Cosmopolitan Production

Label
The thin man
Title
The thin man
Statement of responsibility
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by W.S. Van Dyke ; produced by Hunt Stromberg ; screen play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich ; a Cosmopolitan Production
Contributor
Actor
Art director
Costume designer
Director of photography
Film director
Film distributor
Film editor
Film producer
Production company
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Nick and Nora Charles, a former detective and his rich, playful wife, investigate a murder case mostly for the fun of it
Related
Member of
Awards note
  • Named to the National Film Regsitry in 1997 by the Library of Congress.
  • Nominated for four Academy Awards in 1935: Best Actor in a Leading Rold (William Powell), Best Director (W.S. Van Dyke), Best Picture, and Best Writing--Adaptation (Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett).
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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Credits note
Musical score by Dr. William AXT ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; wardrobe by Dolly Tree ; photographed by James Wong Howe ; film editor, Robert J. Kern
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English, French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned
LC call number
  • PN1997
  • PN1997
LC item number
  • .T554 2005
  • .C6575 v.1
PerformerNote
William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall, Henry Wadsworth, William Henry, Harold Huber, Cesar Romero, Natalie Moorhead, Edward Brophy, Edward Ellis, Cyril Thornton
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1894-1968
  • 1882-1959
  • 1895-1960
  • 1892-1984
  • 1905-1993
  • 1911-1998
  • 1895-1967
  • 1892-1973
  • 1888-1953
  • 1902-1974
  • 1914-1982
  • 1910-1959
  • 1907-1994
  • 1898-1992
  • 1895-1960
  • 1870-1952
  • 1905-1990
  • 1894-1961
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Van Dyke, W. S.
  • Stromberg, Hunt
  • Hackett, Albert
  • Goodrich, Frances
  • Howe, James Wong
  • Kern, Robert J.
  • Axt, William
  • Gibbons, Cedric
  • Tree, Dolly
  • Powell, William
  • Loy, Myrna
  • O'Sullivan, Maureen
  • Pendleton, Nat
  • Gombell, Minna
  • Hall, Porter
  • Wadsworth, Henry
  • Henry, William
  • Huber, Harold
  • Romero, Cesar
  • Moorhead, Natalie
  • Brophy, Edward
  • Ellis, Edward
  • Thornton, Cyril
  • Hammett, Dashiell
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Cosmopolitan Productions
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
  • Turner Entertainment Co
Runtime
91
Series statement
The complete Thin man collection
Series volume
1
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hammett, Dashiell
  • Charles, Nick (Fictitious character)
  • Charles, Nora (Fictitious character)
  • Murder
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Inventors
  • Asesinato
  • Padre e hija
  • Inventores estadounidenses
  • Charles, Nick (Fictitious character)
  • Charles, Nora (Fictitious character)
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Inventors
  • Murder
Technique
live action
Label
The thin man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by W.S. Van Dyke ; produced by Hunt Stromberg ; screen play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich ; a Cosmopolitan Production
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • From the novel by Dashiell Hammett
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1934
  • Also issued as part of the box set: The complete Thin man collection
  • Special features: Cast & crew filmographies; Theatrical trailers
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Special features: Thin man trailer gallery
Control code
ocm61137339
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Standard version.
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Isbn
9781419813252
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 012569675681
  • 012569673991
Other physical details
DVD video, sound, black and white
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • 67568
  • 67399
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)61137339
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The thin man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by W.S. Van Dyke ; produced by Hunt Stromberg ; screen play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich ; a Cosmopolitan Production
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • From the novel by Dashiell Hammett
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1934
  • Also issued as part of the box set: The complete Thin man collection
  • Special features: Cast & crew filmographies; Theatrical trailers
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Special features: Thin man trailer gallery
Control code
ocm61137339
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Standard version.
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Isbn
9781419813252
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 012569675681
  • 012569673991
Other physical details
DVD video, sound, black and white
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • 67568
  • 67399
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)61137339
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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