On May 25, 1934, “The Thin Man” was released to rave reviews and big box office returns. The popularity of husband-and-wife sleuths Nick and Nora Charles set the standard for romantic comedies with a ...
Kissing, antiheroes, sex jokes, necklines—most cinephiles would agree these things were more fun before the conservative strictures of the Hays Code lorded over Hollywood. And while The Thin Man isn’t ...