THE THIN MAN 1934, 91 minutes

For the week before Valentine’s Day, we screened a number of films depicting a romantic New York. We decided to go with a classic involving a married couple whose chemistry is so engaging and effortless that for years many people assumed that William Powell and Myrna Loy were actually married. The film is a comedic whodunit, involving a retired detective and his socialite wife who find themselves solving a crime. Along the way, two engage in rapid-fire pre-Hays Code banter while celebrating the end of Prohibition at every turn.

BE ADVISED–– This film is TV-PG, with smoking, copious amounts of drinking, off-screen murder, and a Wire Fox Terrier trying to steal scenes.