#W. S. Van Dyke

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Nelson Eddy-Jeanette MacDonald "Me casé con un ángel" (I married an angel) 1942, de W. S. Van Dyke, Roy Del Ruth.

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Manhattan Melodrama (1934) W.S. Van Dyke

April 14th 2024

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The Thin Man 1934

Asta and Nora's entrance

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w.s. van dyke, jean harlow, william powell, and wesley ruggles

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A behind-the-scenes shot of director W. S. Van Dyke watching as Billie Burke and Clark Gable act out a scene in the back seat of a limousine for FORSAKING ALL OTHERS (1934)

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James Wong Howe, August 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976.

On the set of W. S. Van Dyke’s The Thin Man (1934).

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Behind the Scenes shots from the production of The Thin Man (1934)

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Saturday, Dec. 31 THE THIN MAN Double Feature

8:00 p.m. THE THIN MAN (1934) A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

9:45 p.m. AFTER THE THIN MAN (1939) Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora's cousin of a murder charge.

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Today would have been Norma Shearer's 121st birthday! I may celebrate watching Marie Antoinette for the costumes are stunning, and Norma was born to play queens!!!

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The Thin Man (1934) After the Thin Man (1936) Another Thin Man (1939) Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) Song of the Thin Man (1947)

The DVD set I own (pictured above) only has the first four movies, all directed by W. S. Van Dyke who died by suicide in 1943. (He had been ill with cancer and a bad heart.)

I had never seen the last two movies before.

Last night I finally saw "Song of the Thin Man" (1947). It is streaming on HBO Max.

It was Myrna Loy's final picture with MGM. (The 13th of 14 films pairing William Powell and Myrna Loy.) It wasn't directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It wasn't written by the husband and wife team of Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich.

And after World War Two and 13 years since the first movie, it lost money at the box office.

But I'll tell you, spending time with Nick and Nora Charles always feels good to me.

The last lines of the movie:

Nick Charles: Now Nick Charles is going to retire. Nora Charles: You’re through with crime? Nick Charles: No, I’m going to bed.

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Nick und Nora, jetzt mit Baby, aber immer noch nicht richtig verantwortungsbewußt, ignorieren einmal mehr, daß Nick sich eigentlich zur Ruhe setzten wollte und ermitteln wieder, aber aus guten Grund, das Mordopfer war nämlich ihr Finanzverwalter.

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Walter Huston-Anita Page "Justicia" (Night court) 1932, de W. S. Van Dyke.

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After the Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyke, 1936)  

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Myrna Loy presents a birthday cake to Director W.S. Van Dyke II on the set of the 1934 film Manhattan Melodrama.

Van Dyke went on to direct Myrna in another film in 1934, The Thin Man!

Manhattan Melodrama was the first film pairing of William Powell and Myrna Loy.

Besides The Thin Man, Van Dyke also directed Powell and Loy in After The Thin Man (1936), Another Thin Man (1939), I Love You Again (1940), and Shadow of The Thin Man (1941). Known for his rapid directing style, he was known as "One take Woody." After being diagnosed with heart disease and cancer, Van Dyke committed suicide in February 1943, aged 53.

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William Powell and Myrna Loy in I Love You Again (1940) dir. W.S. Van Dyke