The Thin Man, Charles Tranberg
The Thin Man, Charles Tranberg
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The Thin Man
Murder Over Cocktails

Author: Charles Tranberg

Narrator: Holly Palance

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/20/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

The Thin Man films are one of the most highly regarded and successful series of films from Hollywood's classic era. This book looks at the people who populated the films, including full chapter profiles of its stars, William Powell and Myrna Loy, whose chemistry together was a huge reason for the success of the films. As Nick and Nora Charles they knocked the stereotypes of on-screen marriage out of the park and replaced the stiff and formal with fun and sexy. But not to be forgotten are the great character actors who added their own special magic to each and every film. Each chapter includes profiles of these actors as well as the creative teams behind the films. The book offers up detailed synopses of each of the films as well as behind-the-scenes anecdotes and trivia. If you love The Thin Man then this is the book for you!

About The Author

Charles Tranberg has written four books on Classic Hollywood and contributed articles to CLASSIC IMAGES and FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on April 04, 2014

A great guide for the Thin Man movies. Gives some great behind the scene stories on what went on during the filming of each movie. Plus, there are small biographies for each actor, actress, producers, and directors. There are some great stills and promotional pictures as well.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on June 12, 2013

The series itself is of endless interest, but this book is of little interest. Rather than any in-depth analysis of the films in the series, the book is primarily composed of biographies of the films' players, nearly all of which could easily be found on the Internet.......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on September 22, 2022

More information than I needed on my favorite movie series. Loved this book.......more

Goodreads review by Liz on August 18, 2024

This was a downloaded audio book from Audible that I listened to during a long drive roundtrip between Portland and Los Angeles, though most of it was on the return leg driving the Interstate 5 (the sights, sounds and general enjoyment of driving south along the coast on 101 and 1 was more than enou......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on December 26, 2017

Even though I love the Thin Man movies, this book was disappointing. If you are obsessed with movie trivia, this is a book for you. It has a synopsis of every movie, and a biography of everyone involved in making the movies, from stars to side kicks to cinematographers and directors and producers. T......more

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