The Thin Man (1934)

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Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.  Director: W.S. Van Dyke  Writer: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Dashiell Hammett  Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O&apos;Sullivan

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00:00What happened if it isn't Philo Vance?

00:06I beg your pardon.

00:08Who said that?

00:10I haven't seen you since you solved the Kettle murder case.

00:13How are you?

00:14Well, for the love of...

00:16Nick Charles, what are you doing up there?

00:17Impersonating a book cover?

00:20Shh!

00:21I'm working on a case.

00:23Don't tell me you've gone back to detective work.

00:25I thought you'd turned respectable.

00:27Didn't you get married?

00:28Oh, didn't I?

00:29Vance, I married a girl in a million.

00:33I heard it was a girl with a million.

00:37Well, same thing.

00:38I've become a California gentleman.

00:40I never heard of such a thing.

00:42What are you doing here in New York?

00:44Well, it seems that Clark Gable is making some personal appearances here,

00:48which interests my wife.

00:50And there's a very good bar, the Ritz, which is all right with me.

00:54So we popped into town to play.

00:56But would you believe it?

00:57Before you could say Metro-Golden-Mare,

00:59I stepped right into the middle of a baffling murder mystery,

01:02and they put me to work.

01:03Well, you poor fellow.

01:04You have my deepest sympathy.

01:05I can use it.

01:06Believe me, Vance, this case is a toughie.

01:08It all revolves about a tall, thin man.

01:12I was standing at the bar of the Ritz one day, reaching for an olive,

01:16when a very pretty girl suddenly popped up in front of me and said,

01:19Hello there.

01:21Hello.

01:22Another glass.

01:24How are you?

01:25You know, we do know each other.

01:27Certainly, we've known each other for years.

01:29Aren't you Nick Charles?

01:30Huh?

01:31You don't remember me.

01:32I'm Dorothy Winant.

01:33How is your father?

01:34Oh, that's what I came to ask you.

01:35He's disappeared.

01:36Chris, what are you going to do?

01:38That's what I said I'd do.

01:39Chris, you wouldn't do that.

01:40Nicky, Nicky, put Asta in here with me tonight.

01:48Oh, yeah?

01:54That knife's missing.

01:55I'll look for it in your back.

01:56It's about Julia Wolfe.

01:58Did you kill her?

01:59Gilbert!

02:00Well, why not?

02:00You had a perfectly good motive.

02:02How'd you like to have a couple of little murderers for your children?

02:04And maybe I haven't been on a merry-go-round since that day.

02:12Are you anywhere near a solution?

02:15Between you and me, I think so.

02:17I got all the suspects together at a dinner party.

02:20And then I pulled a fast one.

02:22I told them.

02:23And the murderer is right here in this room tonight.

02:27He's sitting here at this table.

02:34Are you sure that the murderer is one of that group?

02:39Not absolutely.

02:41But I know where to find out.

02:43Where?

02:44Right in there.

02:46Now, you watch me.

02:48I'm going to dissolve slowly into this book.

02:51Now, if you'll stand by, I'll give you the answer.

02:53Now, if you'll stand by, I'll give you the answer.

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