I've heard that all the drinking, at least in the movie
versions of The Thin Man, was a substitute for the sex that
would have been censored out.
Lawrence
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>--- Don Lee <
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>> Point being, THE THIN MAN is a charmer. Please
read
>> past the first five pp. It's one of the best.
It's
>> so
>> good even the movie adaptation is good. It's so
good
>> that even the goofy unrelated *sequels* are
good!
>>
>Especially since Nick Charles wasn't the the thin
man.
>The missing inventor was. And After The Thin Man
was
>the first sequel to win a Best Picture Oscar.
It's
>hard-boiled satire or comedy. I love 'em.
>
>William
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Lawrence Coates Associate Professor of Creative Writing
Bowling Green State University
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