"[William Powell] is to dialogue as Fred Astaire is to dance. His delivery is so droll and insinuating, so knowing and innocent at the same time, that it hardly matters what he's saying." – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Tuesday, October 21, 6:15 p.m. | Nick and Nora Charles cordially invite you to bring your own alibi to THE THIN MAN, the jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthing. Bantering in the boudoir, enjoying walks with beloved dog Asta or matching each other highball for highball and clue for clue, they combined screwball romance with mystery. The resulting triumph nabbed four Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and spawned five sequels. Credit W.S. "Woody" Van Dyke for recognizing that Powell and Loy were ideal together and for getting the studio's okay by promising to shoot this splendid adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel in three weeks. He took 12 days. They didn't call him "One-Take Woody" for nothing. Also with Maureen O’Sullivan, Cesar Romero, and Nat Pendleton.
Free for members!
Limited capacity. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Not a Siskel Film Center member and want to attend this free screening and others like it? Click here to join our community of film lovers and support the nonprofit Gene Siskel Film Center with a membership
Related Event: JOUR DE FÊTE - Tuesday, October 21, 8:15 p.m.
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role (William Powell), and Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu