The Thin Man



The Thin Man is a 1934 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett. Although he never wrote a sequel, the book became the basis for a successful film series which also began in 1934, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. A Thin Man television series followed in the 1950s. All were set in Prohibition-era New York City. The main characters are a former private detective, Nick Charles, and his clever young wife, Nora.

Connections

 * In Episode 33 of From the Balcony, The Blimp appeares in a Maltese Falcon parody as Caspar von Blimpman, aka the "Thin Man."


 * Nick and Nora Charles were spoofed in Sesame Street on episode 3129 as the brother and sister sleuths Nick Chicken (played by Kevin Kline) and his adopted sibling Nora (a red chicken).