Edward Ellis (actor)
Edward Mayne Ellis (November 12, 1870 – July 26, 1952) was an American actor.
He is best known for playing the title role in "The Thin Man", as well as in "A Man to Remember".
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American film directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
It is the third of six in the" Thin Man" series.
It again stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, and is based on the writings of Dashiell Hammett.
Their son, Nicky Jr., is also introduced in the film.
The cast includes their terrier Asta, Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger, C. Aubrey Smith, Ruth Hussey, Nat Pendleton, Patric Knowles, Sheldon Leonard, Tom Neal, Phyllis Gordon and Marjorie Main.
Shemp Howard appears in an uncredited role as" Wacky".
The film was originally promoted in the United States under the title of" Return of the Thin Man", and was followed by" Shadow of the Thin Man"( 1941).
The Thin Man (film)
The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy- mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett.
The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure- class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter.
Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married Nora, a wealthy heiress accustomed to high society.
Their wire- haired fox terrier Asta is played by canine actor Skippy.
The film's screenplay was written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, a married couple.
In 1934, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The titular" Thin Man" is not Nick Charles, but the man Charles is initially hired to find – Clyde Wynant( part way through the film, Charles describes Wynant as a" thin man with white hair").
The" Thin Man" moniker was thought by many viewers to refer to Nick Charles and, after a time, it was used in the titles of sequels as if referring to Charles.
Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth of the six" The Thin Man" films.
It was released in 1941 and was directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
It stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.
Also, in this film their son Nick Jr.( Dickie Hall) is old enough to figure in the comic subplot.
Other cast members include Donna Reed and Barry Nelson.
This was one of three films in which Stella Adler appeared.
William Powell
William Horatio Powell( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor.
A major star at Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the" Thin Man" series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett.
Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for" The Thin Man"( 1934)," My Man Godfrey"( 1936), and" Life with Father"( 1947).
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man is a 1936 American comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and James Stewart.
A sequel to the film" The Thin Man", the film presents Powell and Loy as Dashiell Hammett's characters Nick and Nora Charles.
The film also features Elissa Landi, Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal, and Penny Singleton( billed under her maiden name as" Dorothy McNulty").
Under the Rouge
Under the Rouge is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lewis H. Moomaw and starring Eileen Percy, Tom Moore and Eddie Phillips.
After being arrested for safebreaking a man goes home to try and patch things up with his former girlfriend.
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1945 film directed by Richard Thorpe.
It is the fifth of the six "Thin Man" films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Dashiell Hammett's dapper ex-private detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora.
This entry in "The Thin Man" series was the first not directed by W.S. Van Dyke, who had died in 1943.
Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man is a 1947 comedy- crime film directed by Edward Buzzell.
The sixth and final film in the" Thin Man" series, it stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett.
Nick Jr. is played by Dean Stockwell.
Phillip
Reed, Keenan Wynn, Gloria Grahame and Jayne Meadows are featured in this story set in the world of nightclub musicians.

Question: When is the director of film The Thin Man Goes Home 's birthday?
Answer: February 24, 1896