In The Thin Man (1934) the husband-and-wife detective team of Nick and Nora Charles (portrayed by William Powell and Myrna Loy) solve a murder over the course of a Manhattan dinner party.
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Given three weeks to shoot the film, W.S. van Dyke managed it all in 12 days for the paltry budget of $231,000 (April 9-mid May). The film surprised everyone by becoming a major box office hit, ranking in $1.4 million.
Reportedly, Dashiell Hammett based Nick and Nora's banter upon his rocky on-again, off-again relationship with playwright Lillian Hellman.
Borrowed this DVD from Seymour Library.
I had this one in my DVR for the longest time but it was deleted before I could watch it. Looks like I need to check out netflix!
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