Jim D. Wrote:
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In any case, the light-hearted, witty approach taken by the Thin Man films heavily influenced subsequent depictions of married crime-solvers
JIM
My favourite comes from 'The Thrilling Adventure Hour' podcast segments 'Beyond Belief' - "Meet Frank and Sadie Doyle: the toast of the upper crust. Headliners on the society pages. And, oh yes, they see ghosts. Trading quips and tossing back cocktails, the Doyles take what they want and hoodwink their clientele for the rest. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, even diabolical gingerbread men are nothing but obstacles in the way of the liquor cabinet for our fast-talking, hard-drinking sleuths. "
The podcast occasionally includes interviews with the writers and the cast, and both the writers and the actors who play Frank and Sadie mentioned 'The Thin Man' movie as inspiration for these stories. The podcast is a lot of fun to listen to (there are other segments, but Beyond Belief and the space-western Sparks Nevada - Marshall on Mars are fan favourites) and one of my bucket list items is going to the live show where they record the audio for the podcast. Though as it is recorded in LA and I live in Australia, it might take a while to fulfill this particular item.
Well worth a listen to. The chemistry between Frank and Sadie is spectacular, and the writing is jam-packed full of zippy one-liners.
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In any case, the light-hearted, witty approach taken by the Thin Man films heavily influenced subsequent depictions of married crime-solvers
JIM
My favourite comes from 'The Thrilling Adventure Hour' podcast segments 'Beyond Belief' - "Meet Frank and Sadie Doyle: the toast of the upper crust. Headliners on the society pages. And, oh yes, they see ghosts. Trading quips and tossing back cocktails, the Doyles take what they want and hoodwink their clientele for the rest. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, even diabolical gingerbread men are nothing but obstacles in the way of the liquor cabinet for our fast-talking, hard-drinking sleuths. "
The podcast occasionally includes interviews with the writers and the cast, and both the writers and the actors who play Frank and Sadie mentioned 'The Thin Man' movie as inspiration for these stories. The podcast is a lot of fun to listen to (there are other segments, but Beyond Belief and the space-western Sparks Nevada - Marshall on Mars are fan favourites) and one of my bucket list items is going to the live show where they record the audio for the podcast. Though as it is recorded in LA and I live in Australia, it might take a while to fulfill this particular item.
Well worth a listen to. The chemistry between Frank and Sadie is spectacular, and the writing is jam-packed full of zippy one-liners.