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Almost every modern male/female crimesolving duo owes something to this film--everything from ''Series/McMillanAndWife'' to ''Series/HartToHart'', from ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' to ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'', from ''Series/{{Castle}}'' to ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' is, in part, a riff on a theme established in ''The Thin Man''.
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Almost every modern male/female crimesolving duo owes something to this film--everything from ''Series/McMillanAndWife'' to ''Series/HartToHart'', from ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' to ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'', from ''Series/{{Castle}}'' ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' to ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' ''Series/Warehouse13'' is, in part, a riff on a theme established in ''The Thin Man''.
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* StandardSnippet: The film ends with "California, Here I Come" playing over a long shot of the train as Nick and Nora head back to Californa.
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The LUX Radio Theater adaptation of the film confirmed the punch was a punch and wasn't accidental.
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* SpitTake: When the cops start getting into Nora's cabinet while searching Nick and Nora's apartment. Fortunately, Nick sprays his drink back into the glass instead of all over himself.
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* SpitTake: When the cops start getting into Nora's cabinet dresser while searching Nick and Nora's apartment. Fortunately, Nick sprays his drink back into the glass instead of all over himself.
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* WouldHitAGirl: An unintentional example. A gun-wielding {{Mook|s}} has burst into Nick and Nora's bedroom. Nick quickly tries to push Nora out of the line of fire by while grabbing for a pillow to throw at the gunman, but ends up accidentally socking her on the chin, causing her to fall off the bed.
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* WouldHitAGirl: An unintentional example. A gun-wielding {{Mook|s}} has burst into When one of the suspects pulls a gun on Nick and Nora's bedroom. Nora in their bedroom, Nick quickly tries to push socks Nora in the jaw to knock her off her bed and out of the line of fire by while grabbing fire. Nora, for a pillow to throw at her part, isn't too annoyed about the gunman, punch itself because she knew there was no malice behind it, but ends up accidentally socking her on she ''is'' annoyed that it meant she couldn't watch Nick take the chin, causing her to fall off the bed.gunman down.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Out of the six movies in the series, this is the only one to set up the mystery before introducing Nick and Nora, who don't appear until the ten and twelve minute marks repsectively. It's also the only movie to lack a credit for Asta.
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* WouldHitAGirl: An unintentional example. A gun-wielding {{Mook|s}} has burst into Nick and Nora's bedroom. Nick gets Nora out of the line of fire by punching her in the face. Actually, he had tried to push her out of the line of fire (with an open hand, not a fist) but ends up accidentally smacking her on the chin, causing her to fall off the bed.
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* WouldHitAGirl: An unintentional example. A gun-wielding {{Mook|s}} has burst into Nick and Nora's bedroom. Nick gets quickly tries to push Nora out of the line of fire by punching her in while grabbing for a pillow to throw at the face. Actually, he had tried to push her out of the line of fire (with an open hand, not a fist) gunman, but ends up accidentally smacking socking her on the chin, causing her to fall off the bed.
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* GenreSavvy: By this movie, Nora has been through enough of these movies that she {{Lampshades}} the whole climax ahead of time; the SummationGathering, TheReveal, ThePerryMasonMethod, even the guilty party's eventual attempt to shoot their way out ("I usually hide under the table for that part"). She's actually disappointed when Nick has the suspects searched for guns, because that means the last part won't happen (though it does). She still guesses the wrong suspect, though.
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* GenreSavvy: By this movie, Nora has been through enough of these movies that she {{Lampshades}} the whole climax ahead of time; the SummationGathering, TheReveal, ThePerryMasonMethod, even the guilty party's eventual attempt to shoot their way out ("I usually hide duck under the table for that part").sofa when it starts"). She's actually disappointed when Nick has the suspects searched for guns, because that means the last part won't happen (though it does). She still guesses the wrong suspect, though.
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* RealitySubtext: This was the only film in the series produced while the US was involved in World War 2, explaining why Nick and Nora forgo their usual lavish lifestyle and glamorous settings in favor of taking a crowded passenger train to Nick's small hometown. TheReveal also ties in, as [[spoiler:Nick foils smugglers trying to get secret plane blueprints to hostile nations]].
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* RealitySubtext: This was the only film in the series produced while the US was involved in World War 2, explaining why Nick and Nora forgo their usual lavish lifestyle and glamorous settings in favor of taking a crowded passenger train to Nick's small hometown. TheReveal also ties in, as [[spoiler:Nick foils smugglers trying to get secret plane blueprints to hostile nations]].
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''[Long beat as Nick stares in disbelief]''\\
'''Nick''': ''[Voice dripping with sarcasm]'' I do.
'''Nick''': ''[Voice dripping with sarcasm]'' I do.
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'''Nick''':
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* BarBrawl: Nora starts one intentionally so she has an excuse to have two suspects arrested.
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* BarBrawl: Nora starts one intentionally so she has an excuse to have two suspects arrested.AskAStupidQuestion: This exchange when Nick, Clinker and [[LoyalAnimalCompanion Asta]] are in a restaurant and the waitress comes up with their order:
--> '''Waitress''': Who gets the bone?\\
''[Long beat as Nick stares in disbelief]''\\
'''Nick''': ''[Voice dripping with sarcasm]'' I do.
--> '''Waitress''': Who gets the bone?\\
''[Long beat as Nick stares in disbelief]''\\
'''Nick''': ''[Voice dripping with sarcasm]'' I do.
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Slapstick Knows No Gender is no longer a trope.
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* WouldHitAGirl: A pretty weird instance of this trope. A gun-wielding {{Mook|s}} has burst into Nick and Nora's bedroom. Nick gets Nora out of the line of fire by punching her in the face. A closer inspection shows it's more of a case of SlapstickKnowsNoGender--Nick tries to push her out of the line of fire (with an open hand, not a fist) but ends up accidentally smacking her on the chin, causing her to fall off the bed.
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* WouldHitAGirl: A pretty weird instance of this trope.An unintentional example. A gun-wielding {{Mook|s}} has burst into Nick and Nora's bedroom. Nick gets Nora out of the line of fire by punching her in the face. A closer inspection shows it's more of a case of SlapstickKnowsNoGender--Nick tries Actually, he had tried to push her out of the line of fire (with an open hand, not a fist) but ends up accidentally smacking her on the chin, causing her to fall off the bed.
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* TheAlcoholic:
** Count how many times Nick had a drink. Or better yet, have a drink yourself whenever he does. (Note: '''Don't''' attempt to have a drink every time Nick or Nora have one. You ''will'' die.)
** Also note how often Nick is shown drinking in the morning. Or how often he's stealing other people's drinks.
** He's quit by movie five, but circumstances make him look like he's off the wagon.
** [=DirecTV's=] synopses of Thin Man movies often consist solely of the sentence "Nick Charles drinks scotch and solves murders," or variations thereof.
** Count how many times Nick had a drink. Or better yet, have a drink yourself whenever he does. (Note: '''Don't''' attempt to have a drink every time Nick or Nora have one. You ''will'' die.)
** Also note how often Nick is shown drinking in the morning. Or how often he's stealing other people's drinks.
** He's quit by movie five, but circumstances make him look like he's off the wagon.
** [=DirecTV's=] synopses of Thin Man movies often consist solely of the sentence "Nick Charles drinks scotch and solves murders," or variations thereof.
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* TheAlcoholic:
** Count how many timesTheAlcoholic: Nick had and Nora are both extremely hard drinkers, which is a drink. Or better yet, have a drink yourself whenever he does. (Note: '''Don't''' attempt to have a drink every time recurring gag throughout the series. Nick or Nora have one. You ''will'' die.)
** Also note how often Nick is shown drinking in the morning. Or how often he's stealing other people's drinks.
** He's quitquits by movie five, but circumstances make him look like he's off the wagon.
** [=DirecTV's=] synopses of Thin Man movies often consist solely of the sentence "Nick Charles drinks scotch and solves murders," or variations thereof.wagon.
** Count how many times
** Also note how often Nick is shown drinking in the morning. Or how often he's stealing other people's drinks.
** He's quit
** [=DirecTV's=] synopses of Thin Man movies often consist solely of the sentence "Nick Charles drinks scotch and solves murders," or variations thereof.
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* ShoutOut: Nora hands Nick a tray of empty martini glasses, and Nick quips, "[[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood Grandma, what large glasses you have]]."
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Nora hands Nick a tray of empty martini glasses, and Nick quips, "[[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood Grandma, what large glasses you have]]."
** Nora hands Nick a tray of empty martini glasses, and Nick quips, "[[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood Grandma, what large glasses you have]]."
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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: For a matter of scale - a man dropping dead on Nick's father's doorstep leads to [[spoiler: Nick [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII aiding the war effort]] by breaking up a group smuggling top-secret military blueprints to foreign nations.]]
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Wrong trope; the movie was referencing Shakespeare, it didn't get referenced by him.
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* [[ReferencedBy/WilliamShakespeare Referenced by...: William Shakespeare]]: At the end of the movie Nick bids Dorothy and her new husband goodbye with "[[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest]]."
** At the Christmas party, Nick describes his guests as "just a few [[Theatre/JuliusCaesar Friends, Romans, Countrymen...]]"
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** At the Christmas party, Nick describes his guests as "just a few [[Theatre/JuliusCaesar Friends, Romans, Countrymen...]]"
**At the end of the movie Nick bids Dorothy and her new husband goodbye with "[[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest]]."
**At the end of the movie Nick bids Dorothy and her new husband goodbye with "[[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest]]."
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Almost every modern male/female [[TheyFightCrime crimesolving duo]] owes something to this film--everything from ''Series/McMillanAndWife'' to ''Series/HartToHart'', from ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' to ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'', from ''Series/{{Castle}}'' to ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' is, in part, a riff on a theme established in ''The Thin Man''.
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Almost every modern male/female [[TheyFightCrime crimesolving duo]] duo owes something to this film--everything from ''Series/McMillanAndWife'' to ''Series/HartToHart'', from ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' to ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'', from ''Series/{{Castle}}'' to ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' is, in part, a riff on a theme established in ''The Thin Man''.
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* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: Nicky Jr. not being taken along to see his grandparents.
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* RomanticRibbing: Nick and Nora's entire relationship is defined by an endless (but never serious) snarky back-and-forth. A perfect example is their [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first scene together]] where Nora feigns jealousy over a young woman who asked Nick for help and Nick, when asked who she is, responds with a wistful "admission" that she's his daughter from a fling in Venice. In fact, they spend so much time ribbing each other and everybody else they come into contact with that you know things are getting serious [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness when it stops]].
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* RomanticRibbing: Nick and Nora Charles' entire relationship is defined by an endless (but never serious) snarky back-and-forth. A perfect example is their [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first scene together]] where Nora feigns jealousy over a young woman who asked Nick for help and Nick, when asked who she is, responds with a wistful "admission" that she's his daughter from a fling in Venice. In fact, they spend so much time ribbing each other and everybody else they come into contact with that you know things are getting serious [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness when it stops]].
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''After'' is noteworthy for an appearance by a disturbingly young [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], playing what would prove to be [[PlayingAgainstType a very atypical role]], while an even-younger Dean Stockwell played the couple's son in ''Song''. The ''Thin Man'' series constituted six of the ''[[ThoseTwoActors fourteen movies]]'' Powell and Loy made together, which also included ''Manhattan Melodrama'' and ''Film/TheGreatZiegfeld''.
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''After'' is noteworthy for an appearance by a disturbingly young [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], playing what would prove to be [[PlayingAgainstType a very atypical role]], while an even-younger Dean Stockwell Creator/DeanStockwell played the couple's son in ''Song''. The ''Thin Man'' series constituted six of the ''[[ThoseTwoActors fourteen movies]]'' Powell and Loy made together, which also included ''Manhattan Melodrama'' and ''Film/TheGreatZiegfeld''.
