Myrna Loy Asta William Powell publicity photo The Thin Man 1934
by David Lee Guss
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Myrna Loy Asta William Powell publicity photo The Thin Man 1934
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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"The Thin Man is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles; Nick is a hard-drinking, retired private detective, and Nora is a wealthy heiress. Their wire-haired fox terrier Asta is played by canine actor Skippy."
Myrna Loy was FDR's favorite film actress.
"Thin Man's" cinematographer was James Wong Howe who also lensed several WW2 films - "Air Force" (1943], "Hangman Also Die" (1943), "The North Star," (1943), "Objective Burma" (1945) and "Counter-Attack" (1945).
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October 17th, 2016
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David Lee Guss
Any credit due is owed to those unsung artisans who toiled in the Hollywood dream factory. DLG
Marian Voicu
Congrats on your recent sale! L/F
David Lee Guss replied:
The studio photographers rarely got credit for their artistry. In 1970 I met Eric Carpenter on a Frank Sinatra picture. Eric had worked at MGM from 1933 to the early 1940's and in the 1950's. He shot the lovely Kodachromes in "The Wizard of Oz" in 1938. DLG