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The Thin Man

30min

Drama

Nick Charles was a private detective who married the wealthy Nora and decided to settle down and leave the good life. Unfortunately for the couple, Nick's past frequently caught up with him and got the couple involved in mystery after mystery. The series was based on the popular MGM series of movies of the 1930's starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk starred as the televison versions of Nick and Nora which ran on NBC for two seasons from 1957-59.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

The Dollar Doodle

1. The Dollar Doodle

30min

20th Sep 1957

Duke of Sing Sing

2. Duke of Sing Sing

30min

27th Sep 1957

The Angel Biz

3. The Angel Biz

30min

4th Oct 1957

Come Back Darling Asta

4. Come Back Darling Asta

30min

11th Oct 1957

Paris Pendant

5. Paris Pendant

30min

18th Oct 1957

That's the Spirit

6. That's the Spirit

30min

25th Oct 1957

Acrostic Murder

7. Acrostic Murder

30min

1st Nov 1957

Dead Duck

8. Dead Duck

30min

8th Nov 1957

Fatal Cliche

9. Fatal Cliche

30min

15th Nov 1957

Ring Around Rosie

10. Ring Around Rosie

30min

22nd Nov 1957

Angels in Paradise

11. Angels in Paradise

30min

29th Nov 1957

The Fashion Showdown

12. The Fashion Showdown

30min

6th Dec 1957

Dead Giveaway

13. Dead Giveaway

30min

13th Dec 1957

Unwelcome Alibi

14. Unwelcome Alibi

30min

27th Dec 1957

Asta Day

15. Asta Day

30min

3rd Jan 1958

The Scene Stealer

16. The Scene Stealer

30min

10th Jan 1958

Damone Dilemma

17. Damone Dilemma

30min

17th Jan 1958

Unlucky Lucky Number

18. Unlucky Lucky Number

30min

24th Jan 1958

Man on the Bridge

19. Man on the Bridge

30min

31st Jan 1958

Pre-Incan Caper

20. Pre-Incan Caper

30min

7th Feb 1958

Murder Is Where You Find It

21. Murder Is Where You Find It

30min

14th Feb 1958

Ship Shakedown

22. Ship Shakedown

30min

21st Feb 1958

Robot Client

23. Robot Client

30min

28th Feb 1958

Nick and Nora visit the inventor of a robot. They wonder if the mechanical man might have been the instrument for murder.

The Mystery of the Missing Murders

24. The Mystery of the Missing Murders

30min

7th Mar 1958

Double Jeopardy

25. Double Jeopardy

30min

14th Mar 1958

Bookworms

26. Bookworms

30min

21st Mar 1958

Jittery Juror

27. Jittery Juror

30min

28th Mar 1958

A murder-trial jury finds a man guilty and pronounces the death sentence. The man threatens that he will return as a ghost and kill every member of the jury. Later, after the mysterious death of three of these jurors, Nick and Nora start investigating.

The Departed Doctor

28. The Departed Doctor

30min

4th Apr 1958

The Tennis Champ

29. The Tennis Champ

30min

11th Apr 1958

The Delinquent

30. The Delinquent

30min

18th Apr 1958

The Painted Witnesses

31. The Painted Witnesses

30min

2nd May 1958

The Saucer People

32. The Saucer People

30min

9th May 1958

The Carstadt Man

33. The Carstadt Man

30min

16th May 1958

The Art of Murder

34. The Art of Murder

30min

23rd May 1958

Kappa Kappa Kaper

35. Kappa Kappa Kaper

30min

30th May 1958

The Valley Forger

36. The Valley Forger

30min

6th Jun 1958

The Screaming Doll

37. The Screaming Doll

30min

13th Jun 1958

First air date

20th Sep 1957

Last air date

26th Jun 1959

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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