Tipping My Fedora

38. THE THIN MAN (1934), with Scott K. Ratner

Tipping My Fedora

Show Notes

For this special Christmas episode, Sergio is joined by Scott K Ratner for an in-depth look at Dashiell Hammett’s novel The Thin Man and the series of six movies it spawned starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles.

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