Discover
The Thin Man is a half-hour weekly television series based on the mystery novel The Thin Man (1933) by Dashiell Hammett. The 72 episodes were produced by MGM Television and broadcast by NBC for two seasons from 1957–1959 on Friday evening. It was the first TV series produced by MGM.
Original Release
09/20/1957 on NBC
US Release
09/20/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Lawford | Nick Charles |
| Phyllis Kirk | Nora Charles / Nora Clairidon Charles |
| Asta | Asta |
| Jack Albertson | Lt. Harry Evans / Lt. Harry Edwards / Lt. Jack Evans |
| Patricia Donahue | Hazel - Neighbor / Hazel / Hazel - Neigbor |
| Marjorie Bennett | Mrs. Bascome / Landlady / Mrs. Bascome - Neighbor / Woman |
| Nita Talbot | Beatrice 'Blondie' Collins / Beatrice Dane / Blondie |
| Stafford Repp | Lt. Ralph Raines / Lt.. Ralph Raines |
| Tol Avery | Lt. Steve King / Det. Steve King |
| Stanley Adams | Choui Chang / Mike Farbstein / Tom Kruger |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scene of the Crime | Friday, 24 October 1958 |
| 2 | Housewarming | Friday, 31 October 1958 |
| 3 | Pack My Gat, Beulah | Friday, 07 November 1958 |
| 4 | The Lost Last Chapter | Friday, 14 November 1958 |
| 5 | I Loathe You, Darling | Friday, 21 November 1958 |
| 6 | The Human Bomb | Friday, 28 November 1958 |
| 7 | A Plague of Pigeons | Friday, 05 December 1958 |
| 8 | Design for Murder | Friday, 12 December 1958 |
| 9 | Murder in Mink | Friday, 19 December 1958 |
| 10 | Lady on the Lam | Friday, 26 December 1958 |
| 11 | Beauty and the Bath | Friday, 02 January 1959 |
| 12 | The Case of the Baggy Pants | Friday, 09 January 1959 |
| 13 | Maine Thing | Friday, 16 January 1959 |
| 14 | Outrageous | Friday, 30 January 1959 |
| 15 | The Big Holdout | Friday, 06 February 1959 |
| 16 | The Perfect Servant | Friday, 13 February 1959 |
| 17 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Morgue | Friday, 20 February 1959 |
| 18 | Black Wind and Lightning | Friday, 27 February 1959 |
| 19 | Holiday for Hazel | Friday, 06 March 1959 |
| 20 | Lady Frankenstein | Friday, 13 March 1959 |
| 21 | Mayhem to Music | Friday, 20 March 1959 |
| 22 | La sabre invecta est? | Friday, 27 March 1959 |
| 23 | Gory Road | Friday, 03 April 1959 |
| 24 | Anonymity Anyone? | Friday, 10 April 1959 |
| 25 | That's Gratitude | Friday, 17 April 1959 |
| 26 | The Cat Kicker | Friday, 24 April 1959 |
| 27 | Bronze Bonze | Friday, 01 May 1959 |
| 28 | Requiem for a Recluse | Friday, 08 May 1959 |
| 29 | Nora Goes Over the Wall | Friday, 15 May 1959 |
| 30 | Hamilton Hollered Help | Friday, 22 May 1959 |
| 31 | Dear Dead Days | Friday, 29 May 1959 |
| 32 | Cold Cargo | Friday, 05 June 1959 |
| 33 | Bat McKidderick | Friday, 12 June 1959 |
| 34 | Cherchez la Sexpot | Friday, 19 June 1959 |
| 35 | Paradise Discovered | Friday, 26 June 1959 |
Loading...
Directors
Oscar Rudolph, Don Weis, William Asher, Andrew McCullough, Richard Kinon, John Newland, Bretaigne Windust, Norman Abbott, Bernard Girard, John Meredyth Lucas, Abner Biberman, Robert B. Sinclair, Leigh Jason
Writers
Dashiell Hammett, Charles Hoffman, Devery Freeman, Phil Davis, Michael Fessier, Robert Riley Crutcher, Edmund L. Hartmann, Joel Kane, Sig Herzig, Dwight Taylor, John L. Greene, Dean Riesner, Leonard Gershe, Elisabeth Riseng, Martin Ragaway, Seaman Jacobs, Bruce Geller, Milton Pascal, Arline Anderson, Judy George, Meriç Benlioglu, David Rogers, Lou Breslow, Barry Crane, Gladys Lehman, Harold Swanton, Leonard Praskins, Herman Groves, Irving Wallace, Arthur Phillips, Ben Starr, Jerry Adelman, Jay Dratler, Arthur Alsberg, George Oppenheimer, George Beck, Elon Packard, George W. George
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Lawford | Nick Charles |
| Phyllis Kirk | Nora Charles / Nora Clairidon Charles |
| Asta | Asta |
| Jack Albertson | Lt. Harry Evans / Lt. Harry Edwards / Lt. Jack Evans |
| Patricia Donahue | Hazel - Neighbor / Hazel / Hazel - Neigbor |
| Marjorie Bennett | Mrs. Bascome / Landlady / Mrs. Bascome - Neighbor / Woman |
| Nita Talbot | Beatrice 'Blondie' Collins / Beatrice Dane / Blondie |
| Stafford Repp | Lt. Ralph Raines / Lt.. Ralph Raines |
| Tol Avery | Lt. Steve King / Det. Steve King |
| Stanley Adams | Choui Chang / Mike Farbstein / Tom Kruger |
| Len Lesser | Steve - Henchman |
| Barbara Nichols | Jeri Ames / Rita Fay |
| Marianne Stewart | Beth Harvey / Sheila Van Dyke |
| Mary Beth Hughes | Eve Marloff / Pat Renard |
| Peggy Maley | Iris Haywood / Stella |
| Myrna Hansen | Maxine / Sandra Thompson |
| Don Burnett | Brant Lorgan / Bob |
| Ned Wever | Dr. Mason Winters / Warren Cornwall |
| Fritz Feld | Count Sedora / First Waiter |
| Lewis Charles | Harry the Rabbit / Leo |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel Marx | Executive Producer |
| Richard Maibaum | Executive Producer |
| Robert L. Welch | Producer |
| Edmund Beloin | Producer |
| Devery Freeman | Producer |
| Milton Ebbins | Producer |
| David Heilweil | Producer |
| Ben Starr | Producer |
Editors
Harry V. Knapp, Frank Santillo, Robert James Kern, Ira Heymann
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
