38. THE THIN MAN (1934), with Scott K. Ratner

About this episode

Sergio and guest Scott K Ratner discuss Dashiell Hammett’s novel The Thin Man and its film adaptations.

For this special Christmas episode, Sergio is joined by Scott K Ratner for an in-depth look at Dashiell Hammett’s novel The Thin Man and the series of six movies it spawned starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.

People in this episode

Host: Sergio Angelini

Guest: Scott K Ratner

Topics covered

• film analysis
• literature
• movie adaptations
• Christmas special
• detective fiction

Keywords

• The Thin Man
• Dashiell Hammett
• William Powell
• Myrna Loy
• detective fiction
• film adaptations
• Christmas special

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Thin Man

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