The
Thin Man
1934
Director: WS Van Dyke
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy
A
year ago, I spent New Year’s Eve 2011 at the movie theaters taking in a
screening of The Thin Man. It being
one of my favorites, my husband tagged along to see what the fuss was
about. I’m always nervous when Rob sees
one of my absolute favorite movies, because I want him to like it but I never
know if he will. I cannot begin to say
how happy I was when I heard him laughing through the entire thing, let alone
when he asked afterwards if we could watch the sequel (which, of course, I own
on DVD). He couldn’t stop giggling at
William Powell, and he commented on how much drinking there was in this movie. Naturally, he’s correct, which gave me an
idea for New Year’s Eve 2012 – The Thin Man Drinking drinking
game. The rules are really quite easy:
take a drink whenever one of the characters drinks.
Before
we get started, here’s a rundown on the plot.
Nick Charles (Powell) is a retired detective; he gave up the gig when he
married his wealthy wife Nora (Loy) and is now living a life of leisure. But when his old friend Wynant, the eponymous
“thin man,” disappears, his daughter Dorothy Wynant (Maureen O’Sullivan)
appeals to Nick for help. It looks
increasingly as though Wynant committed a double murder, but Nick has his
doubts. Can Nick solve the case and
clear his friend’s name?
