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The Thin Man
Episode Guide - August 2006
(General Update )
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger, Rina Fox, D.W.McGregor
references:
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THE THIN MAN
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Clarington Productions
in association with
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television
for
NBC (Fridays 9:30 pm Eastern)
Executive Producer, Richard Maibaum
Produced by Edmund Beloin / David Heilweil / Devery Freeman (season 1)
Produced by Bob Welch (season 2)
Produced by Samuel Marx
Based on the Characters Created by Dashiell Hammett

US comedy detective series 1957-59 2 seasons 72 episodes x 30 min bw
release date 20Sept57
starring
Peter Lawford as Nick Charles
Phyllis Kirk as Nora Charles
with
Stafford Repp as Lt. Ralph Raines (1957-58)
Tol Avery as Lt. Steve King (1957-58)
Jack Albertson as Lt. Harry Evans (1958-59)
Nita Talbot as Beatrice Dane a.k.a. Blondie Collins (1958-59)
Patricia Donahue as Hazel (1958-59)
Blanche Sweet as Mrs Dukem

And:  Asta, the Dog

Premise:
Nick Charles, an ex-private detective, marries Nora and lives in a luxurious
Park Avenue apartment in New York City. Nick's former underworld friends
still hang around and get him involved in a number of crimes that he solves.
Beatrice Dane is a beautiful con artist using the alias "Blondie Collins"
and Nora finds it difficult to be hospitable to her.

Peter Lawford also starred in the comedy series 'Dear Phoebe'
with Marcia Henderson and Charles Lane in 1954 39 episodes x 30 min

"The Thin Man" theme m John Waldo Green _aka_ Johnny Green (season 1)
10Jun57 copyright date
"The Thin Man" Background musical score m. Lloyd "Skip" Martin.
3Nov58 copyright date
"The Thin Man" m. Pete Rugolo, w. Sammy Cahn (season 2)
6Mar59 copyright date

################ The Thin Man ################
############# season 1 1957-58 ###############
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NBC Fridays 9:30 pm Eastern
37 episodes
Produced by Edmund Beloin / David Heilweil / Devery Freeman

 
 1.01 [--] The Thin Man: THE DOLLAR DOODLE
20Sep57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Natalie Norwick ....... Marcella Nyle Chapman
Roy Glenn ............. Dink Malone
John Mitchum .......... Eddie Marks
Synopsis:
A friend of Nora's is suspected of kleptomania. Nick investigates and
uncovers a blackmail racket. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick investigates a case of kleptomania and uncovers a blackmail
racket. [RF]

1.02 [--] The Thin Man: DUKE OF SING SING
27Sep57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Myrna Hansen .......... Maxine
Theona Bryant ......... Sybil
Joyce Holden .......... Abbie
Fuji .................. Kazu
Robert J. Wilke ....... Duke
Synopsis:
Nick takes up judo when a brawny parolee swears vengeance for a jail
term. [RF]

1.03 [--] The Thin Man: THE ANGEL BIZ
04Oct57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Barbara Lang .......... Monica Barnes
Gardner McKay ......... Jacques Henri
Gerry Gaylor .......... Renee Henri
Don Burnett ........... Brant Lorgan
Tol Avery ............. Lt. Steve King (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Nick has invested in a play. When the leading man is murdered, Nick
hunts for the killer. Nora insists on helping, the murdered man was found
in her niece's apartment. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick's investment in a play looks like a loss: the leading man has been
turned into a corpse. [RF]

1.04 [--] The Thin Man: COME BACK, DARLING ASTA
11Oct57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Peggy Knudsen ......... Karen
Billy Gray ............ Edwards
Synopsis 1:
Asta comes home with a lady's silk handkerchief. Nick and Nora follow
the dog back to where she picked it up and find a body.
Synopsis 2:
Asta's retrieval of a silk handkerchief puts Nick and Nora on the trail
of a murderer. [RF]

1.05 [--] The Thin Man: PARIS PENDANT
18Oct57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Otto Waldis
Synopsis:
In Paris, Nora becomes the recipient of a pendant and the target of
several people anxious to get their hands on the necklace. [RF]

1.06 [--] The Thin Man: THAT'S THE SPIRIT
25Oct57 NBC Fri (rerun 20Dec57)
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Benny Baker ........... Curly Bascom
Veda Ann Borg ......... Sandra Haney
Stafford Repp ......... Lt. Raines (recurring)
James Seay ............ Jerry Divolo
Synopsis 1:
At a seance conducted by a certain Mme. Thanatopsis, Nick Charles hears
a voice from the past deliver an important message. The mysterious
voice claims that an accidental death was no accident. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick consults a medium to identify a ghostly voice that threatens a
young woman with murder. [RF]

1.07 [--] The Thin Man: ACROSTIC MURDERS
01Nov57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Mary Young ............ Mrs. Trimble
Charles Lane .......... Harry
Anthony Warde ......... Crowley
Paul E. Burns ......... Pincus
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Synopsis:
An acrostic puzzle puts Nick and Nora on the trail of a murderer. [RF]

1.08 [--] The Thin Man: THE DEAD DUCK
08Nov57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
John Beradino ......... Morgan
Carol Kelly ........... Lily
George Ramsey ......... Danny the Duck
Frances Osborne ....... Helen
Eddie Featherstone .... Henry
Synopsis:
When Nora decides to write a mystery, she finds herself very unpopular
with a thug and his gun moll. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nora, trying to write a mystery novel, receives an unwelcome visit from
a hoodlum and his moll. [RF]

1.09 [--] The Thin Man: FATAL CLICHE
MGM-Clarington prod. no. 12-6
15Nov57 NBC Fri
Producer, Edmund Beloin
Director, Robert B. Sinclair.
Teleplay: Dwight Taylor, Dean Riesner / Story: Bruce Geller
director of photography: Robert Bronner
film editor: Frank Santillo.
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Penny Edwards ......... Joan
Morris Ankrum ......... Vandrey
Burt Douglas .......... Crane
Percy Helton
Synopsis:
A visit to an art museum involves Nick and Nora in a robbery and
murder. While trying to interpret the works of modern art, they learn from
the museum's owner that some valuable coins are missing from the safe. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick probes the theft of rare coins from a museum. [RF]

1.10 [--] The Thin Man: RING AROUND ROSIE
22Nov57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Joey Faye ............. Bunker
Lisa Gaye ............. Rosie
Tol Avery ............. King
Tito Vuolo ............ Orlatti
Synopsis:
Nick's car is wired to explode the day he gives a wedding party for
some friends. [RF]

1.11 [--] The Thin Man: ANGELS IN PARADISE
MGM-Clarington prod. no. 12-20
29Nov57 NBC Fri
Producer, Edmund Beloin
Director, Oscar Rudolph.
Teleplay: Dwight Taylor, Devery Freeman / Story: Dwight Taylor
director of photography: William W. Spencer
film editor: Harry Knapp.
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Hugh Sanders .......... Haywood
Peter Chong ........... Hahn
Peggy Maley ........... Iris
Jason Johnson ......... Parks
Synopsis:
Nick and Nora, trying to help an old servant, wind up as targets for a
dart murderer. [RF]

1.12 [--] The Thin Man: THE FASHION SHOWDOWN
06Dec57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jenifer Lea ........... Sara Tobin
Anne Neyland .......... Gerry
Synopsis 1:
Nora is staging a charity fashion show. But one of the models,
marked for murder, fails to show up.
Synopsis 2:
Nora substitutes for a model at a fashion show, wearing a dress that
marks the model for murder. [RF]
(06Jun60 NBC repeat, Mon 4:00pm)

1.13 [--] The Thin Man: THE DEAD GIVEAWAY
13Dec57 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
John Beradino
Les Tremayne ........... Millikan
William Roerick ........ Sturdevant
Synopsis:
Nick matches wits with a noted criminologist. The setting is a TV quiz
show, where there was one dead giveaway---a poisoned panelist. [RF]

[--] 20Dec57 rerun of "That's the Spirit" (first aired 25Oct57)

1.14 [--] The Thin Man: UNWELCOME ALIBI
MGM-Clarington prod.no. 12-9
27Dec57 NBC Fri
producer, Edmund Beloin
director, Oscar Rudolph.
Writers: George Oppenheimer, Devery Freeman
photography: William W. Spencer
film editor: Robert J. Kern, Jr.
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Mark Dana
Barbara Nichols ....... Jeri
Ross Elliott .......... Kessler
Eddie Grove ........... Steel
Synopsis:
An actor's agent is a murder suspect. His only alibi: a curvaceous
blonde whose testimony would ruin his marriage. [RF]

1.15 [--] The Thin Man: ASTA DAY
03Jan58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Gene Roth
William Hudson
Synopsis:
A flashback reveals how Asta brought Nick and Nora together. [RF]

1.16 [--] The Thin Man: THE SCENE STEALER
10Jan58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Robert Taylor ......... Himself
George Murphy ......... Himself
Don Burnett ........... Bob
Kathryn McGuire ....... Nurse
Harry Shannon ......... Fullmer
Synopsis 1:
Nick is in Hollywood as technical advisor on a mobster movie. As
soon as he arrives on the set, he hears about the disappearance of a
prop.
Synopsis 2:
Nick, serving as an adviser for a gangster movie in Hollywood, probes
the theft of valuable studio props. [RF]
(07Jun60 NBC repeat, Tue 4:00pm)

1.17 [--] The Thin Man: THE DAMONE DILEMMA
17Jan58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Vic Damone ............ Himself
Stacy Harris .......... Calmly Harris
Yvonne Lime ........... Dolly Harris
Pat Comiskey .......... Bodyguard
Synopsis 1:
Damone asks Nick and Nora's help in getting rid of a young girl who
persists in following him from city to city on his singing tours and
writing him notes.
Synopsis 2:
Vic Damone needs Nick and Nora’s help to get rid of a fan who
follows him from city to city. [RF]
*Note: Vic Damone sings "Angela Mia".
(08Jun60 NBC repeat, Wednesday 4:00pm)

1.18 [--] The Thin Man: UNLUCKY LUCKY NUMBER
24Jan58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
John Doucette ........ Hank
Howard McNear ........ Mr. Dingle
Nora Marlowe ......... Mrs. Tredman
Sid Melton ........... Shorty
Synopsis:
Apartment hunting, Nick and Nora decide to check the size of a
closet. For anybody else a closet holds no perils, but the Charleses
discover a corpse.
Synopsis:
Apartment-hunting Nora wants plenty of closet space, so she's naturally
annoyed when one closet turns out to be filled with a corpse. [RF]
(09Jun60 NBC repeat, Thur 4:00pm)

1.19 [--] The Thin Man: MAN ON THE BRIDGE
31Jan58 NBC Friday 8:30pm (rerun 15Aug58)
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Ernest Sarracino ......... Mr. Pharama
Joseph Vitale............. Benoy
Stafford Repp ............ Lt. Ralph Raines (recurring)
Argentina Brunetti ....... Shana Daupha
Synopsis:
Nick, playing with a telescope given him by Nora, spots a workman on a New
York City bridge whom he later meets at a party for a sultan. Nick’s
suspicions are aroused when he learns that the sultan is scheduled to be
aboard a ship passing under that very bridge. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick's suspicions are aroused by a diplomat who looks exactly like a
workman on a New York City bridge. [RF]

1.20 [--] The Thin Man: PRE-INCAN CAPER
07Feb58 NBC Friday 9:30pm
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Werner Klemperer ...... Albert
Hope Summers .......... Letitia
Henry Kulky ........... Culdane
Stanley Adams ......... Farbstein
Vernon Rich ........... Thurber
Synopsis 1:
Nora is hopeful Nick doesn't mean it when he begins to talk about returning
to his detective career. In order to discourage Nick from making the move,
an archeologist friend bets him that he can make off with one of his own
priceless figurines without Nick discovering how it was done.
Synopsis 2:
A friend tells Nick he can execute the perfect theft. [RF]

1.21 [--] The Thin Man: MURDER IS WHERE YOU FIND IT
14Feb58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Whit Bissell .......... Smitty
George Byrnes ......... Ice Pick
Stafford Repp ......... Lt. Raines (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Nick and Nora find murder in an ice-cream parlor. The motive becomes clear
when investigation reveals that loot from an unsolved robbery figures in the
case.
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Nora get involved with a murder case for which there is only
one witness a blind man. [RF]
(20Jun60 NBC repeat, Mon 1:00pm)

1.22 [--] The Thin Man: SHIP SHAKEDOWN
21Feb58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Ken Clark ............. Martin
Chet Stratton ......... Penlow
Synopsis:
Nick and Nora were hoping for a romantic Caribbean cruise, but find
themselves involved in a case of burglary aboard ship. A vacationing
New York policeman is accused of theft when a suitcase of stolen goods
is found in his cabin.
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Nora's cruise turns into a case: a vacationing policeman is
accused of theft. [RF]

1.23 [--] The Thin Man: ROBOT CLIENT
28Feb58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Barry Atwater ......... Dr. Nyles
Robert Cornthwaite .... Hartwick
George Cisar .......... Voss
Robby the Robot ....... Robot
Synopsis 1:
Visiting the home of an atomic scientist, the Charleses meet
Robbie the Robot, their host’s mechanical assistant.
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Nora visit a scientist whose robot seems to have a peculiar
initiative for murder. [RF]
(22Jun60 NBC repeat, Wed 1:00pm)

1.24 [--] The Thin Man: THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MURDERS
MGM-Clarington Prod. no. 12-37 (copyright date 7Mar58)
07Mar58 NBC Fri
Produced by David Heilweil
Written by Devery Freeman
Directed by Oscar Rudolph
theme: Johnny Green
photography: William W. Spencer
film editor: Harry Knapp.
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Harry Ellerbe ......... Grover
Synopsis 1:
Is Nick suffering from hallucinations? Nora and the police
think so when he tells them what happened when a girl came
to see him.
Synopsis 2:
A woman’s corpse is discovered in the Charleses living room.
Synopsis 3:
A woman's body is dumped into the Charles apartment. But when the
police appear, the corpse disappears. [RF]
(10Aug59 BBC UK, Mon 6:20 pm)
(23Jun60 NBC repeat, Thur 1:00pm)

1.25 [--] The Thin Man: DOUBLE JEOPARDY
14Mar58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Edward Binns .......... Decker
Russell Collins ....... Smithers
Synopsis:
Nick learns that a man he once had deported is back in the
country – looking for him.
Synopsis 2:
A psychotic, whom Nick once had deported, is back in New York seeking
revenge. [RF]
(24Jun60 NBC repeat, Fri 1:00pm)

1.26 [--] The Thin Man: BOOKWORMS
21Mar58 NBC Fri
Written by Leonard Gershe
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Berry Kroeger ......... Ellwood
Luis Van Rooten ....... Dudley
Synopsis:
A bookstore clerk mistakenly sells Nora a rare edition. The book was
stolen and the thieves are determined to get it back. [RF]

1.27 [--] The Thin Man: JITTERY JUROR
28Mar58 NBC Fri
Written by Phil Davis & Charles Hoffman
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Marion Ross ........... Drucilla
Jennifer Howard ....... Joyce
Frank Watkins ......... Harry Wilson
Synopsis:
A jury finds a man guilty of murder and he is sentenced to death.
Synopsis 2:
A condemned murderer vows to return as a ghost and kill members of the
jury. Enter Nick and Nora after the violent deaths of three of the
jurors. [RF]

1.28 [--] The Thin Man: THE DEPARTED DOCTOR
04Apr58 NBC Fri (rebroadcast 15Feb60)
Written by Phil Davis & Charles Hoffman
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Dan Blocker ........... Rosie
Charles Arnt .......... Fuzzy
Mary Beth Hughes ...... Pat Renard
Keith Richards ........ Dr. Renard
Synopsis:
The Charles' vacation at a dude ranch is interrupted by the mysterious
disappearance of a doctor. City slickers Nick and Nora take to
horseback to track down the culprits. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Nora spend their dude-ranch vacation trying to locate a
missing doctor. [RF]

1.29 [--] The Thin Man: THE TENNIS CHAMP
11Apr58 NBC Friday 9:30pm ET (Network repeat 12Sep58)
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Lola Albright ......... Katherine West
Marianne Stewart ...... Beth Harvey
Ned Wever ............. Dr. Winters
Synopsis:
When a tennis star drops dead while on tour, Nick Charles suspects foul
play.
Synopsis 2:
Nick investigates the mysterious death of a tennis star and uncovers
hatreds among the man's colleagues. [RF]

1.30 [--] The Thin Man: THE DELINQUENT
18Apr58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jack Albertson ........ Tony Gordon
Peter Miller .......... Joe
Judy Nugent ........... Jinx
Synopsis:
When a young hotrodder, brother of an artist friend of the Charles',
drops in on them suddenly, they suspect that he's in trouble. To help
him, Nick and Nora don leather jackets and visit the hangout of a
motorcycle gang. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Nora don motorcycle jackets to infiltrate the hang-out of a
vicious gang. [RF]

1.31 [--] The Thin Man: THE PAINTED WITNESSES
02May58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Rickie Layne .......... Carl
Pamela Duncan ......... Juana
Katharine Warren ...... Mrs. Lenlow
Sue George ............ Frances Lenlow
Bobby Kay ............. Clucko the Clown
Synopsis 1:
Nick and Nora attend a charity carnival, where they find a body in the
"Fun Machine". [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The fun machine at a charity carnival offers no amusement: it contains
a corpse. [RF]

1.32 [--] The Thin Man: THE SAUCER PEOPLE
MGM-Clarington-MGM prod. no. 1245
09May58 NBC Friday at 9:30pm ET
produced by Devery Freeman
Written by John L. Greene
Directed by William Asher
film editor: Robert J. Kern, Jr.
director of photography: William W. Spencer
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Sam Gilman ............ Jim Eddington
Paul Wexler ........... Calder
Milton Frome .......... Jones
Synopsis:
A scientist friend tells Nick and Nora that he has just been
in a flying saucer. Suspicious, Nick investigates a cult which is
trying to arouse interest in flying saucers.
Synopsis 2:
A scientist friend of Nick's claims to have visited a flying saucer. [RF]

1.33 [--] The Thin Man: THE CARSTADT MAN
16May58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Abraham Sofaer ........ Professor Asbury
Robert Burton ......... Dr. Baron
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Edwards (later recurring as Lt. Evans)
Synopsis:
A paleontologist friend of the Charles' examines the skeleton of a man
supposedly dead for thousands of years. Later, Nick is notified that
his friend has been murdered. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick suspects skulduggery when a scientist friend is murdered while
testing the bones of a dinosaur skeleton. [RF]

1.34 [--] The Thin Man: THE ART OF MURDER
23May58 NBC Fri (Network repeat 10Oct58)
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Edwards (later recurring as Lt. Evans)
Synopsis 1:
Nora sees a killer fleeing from the scene of his crime. The killer, an
actor with a flair for impersonations, decides to visit Nora in several
different disguises to see if she can recognize him.
Synopsis 2:
Unknown danger awaits Nora, who witnessed a murder. The murderer is a
psychotic with a flair for using disguises. [RF]

1.35 [--] The Thin Man: KAPPA KAPPA KAPER
30May58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jack Mullaney ......... Barney
Frank Wilcox .......... Kendall
Synopsis:
At a college homecoming, Nick looks into the kidnapping of the school's
mascot a seal. [RF]

1.36 [--] The Thin Man: THE VALLEY FORGER
06Jun58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Virginia Christine .... Mildred
Helen Chapman ......... Maxine
Ann Morriss ........... Lucy
Ralph Gamble .......... Al Hawley
Synopsis 1:
Nick and Nora have been charged for an expensive pin which neither of
them bought.
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Nora Charles discover that a $300 jeweled pin has been charged
to them. Since neither purchased the pin, they begin an investigation,
and come upon two murders. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
An expensive jeweled pin charged to Nora's account leads to two murders
and a possible third Nora's. [RF]

1.37 [--] The Thin Man: THE SCREAMING DOLL
13Jun58 NBC Friday
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jean Durand ........... King Joe
Amanda Randolph ....... Mama Omolu
Kim Hamilton .......... Emmeline
Juanita Moore ......... Catalina
Synopsis 1:
A calypso singer receives a voodoo doll, which terrifies him, but no one
seems to know why. Asta helps Nick discover the reason.
Synopsis 2:
Fear causes a calypso singer to lose his voice after receiving a voodoo doll.
(Repeated 31Mar64)

################ The Thin Man ################
############# season 2 1958-59 ###############
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NBC Fridays 9:30 pm Eastern
35 episodes
Produced by Bob Welch

[--] 10Oct58 NBC Fri, Network Re-run of "The Art of Murder"
(first aired 23May58)

2.01 [38] The Thin Man: SCENE OF THE CRIME
24Oct58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Hayden Rorke .......... Tyson
Emile Meyer ........... Clyde
Tina Carver ........... Mrs. Tyson
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Synopsis:
Nick and Nora learn that their new house was the scene of an unsolved
axe murder. [RF]

2.02 [39] The Thin Man: HOUSEWARMING
31Oct58 NBC Friday
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
John Hoyt ............. Sitwell
Patricia Donahue ...... Hazel (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Nora decides to surprise Nick with a housewarming party. She finds a
little black book, which she believes belongs to Nick and sends out
invitations to all the people listed in it. Nora doesn’t know that the
book belongs to a gangster.
Synopsis 2:
Nora throws a party for Nick, but the surprise is hers: she mistook a
gangster's address book for a suitable guest list. [RF]
(Syndicated repeat 03Apr64)

2.03 [40] The Thin Man: PACK MY CAT, BEULAH
07Nov58 NBC Friday 9:30pm (Eastern)
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest Cast:
Blanche Sweet ......... Mrs. Durkem
Nita Talbot ........... Beatrice Dane -aka- Blondie Collins (recurring)
Lurene Tuttle ......... Martha Cawthorine
Synopsis:
A lovely blonde is avoiding the police because she is carrying a
huge sum in stolen money. She overhears Nora making plans to go away on
a trip and decides to use Nora’s apartment as a hideout. But Nora arrives
home a little early and discovers the woman there.
Synopsis 2:
A blonde with an embezzled fortune hides at the Charleses' apartment. [RF]

2.04 [41] The Thin Man: LOST LAST CHAPTER
14Nov58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Gavin MacLeod ......... Jackson
Ann McCrea ............ Billie
Bob Hope .............. Cameo
Synopsis:
Nick, as mystery editor of a publishing house, discovers that the last
chapter of a forthcoming book is missing.
Synopsis 2:
Nick faces a mystery within a mystery when the last chapter of a
suspense novel disappears. [RF]

2.05 [42] The Thin Man: I LOATHE YOU, DARLING [verified - DWMcG]
21Nov58 NBC Fri
Executive Producer, Richard Maibaum / Produced by Bob Welch
Written by Michael Fessier
Directed by John Newland
Director of Photography William W. Spencer
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest Cast:
Alan Reed ........... Jonathan Packson
Paul Richards ....... Freddy Dee
Jack Albertson ...... Lt. Evans (recurring)
Patricia Donahue .... Hazel (recurring)
Eugenia Paul ........ Moana
Autumn Russell ...... Penelope Neff
Synopsis 1:
A young girl is murdered, and two men were involved with her. Freddy Dee, a
beatnik poet, and Jonathan Packson, a middle-aged music publisher. Later,
another girl is murdered and Nora faces death from the murderer when she
is left alone with him not suspecting who he is. Nick, however, has worked
out the identify of the killer and is just in time, together with the
police to rescue his wife. [DWMcG]
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Nora probe the brutal slayings of two models. [RF]

2.06 [43] The Thin Man: THE HUMAN BOMB
28Nov58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jacques Aubuchon ...... Leonard Rankin
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Rodney Bell ........... Peter Brand
Ray Walker ............ Detective Hull
Synopsis:
An ex-convict visits the Charles apartment with a bomb in his pocket. He
threatens to blow up the apartment, including Nick and Nora, unless Nick
gives him a huge sum of money. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
An ex-convict bursts into the Charles apartment with a bomb threatening
to detonate it unless he's given $50,000. [RF]

2.07 [44] The Thin Man: PLAGUE OF PIGEONS (copyright title)
05Dec58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Charles Fredericks .... Currie
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Synopsis:
A lost bag of bird seed and a lot of pigeons lead Nick to a
diamond-smuggling ring. [RF]

2.08 [45] The Thin Man: DESIGN FOR MURDER
12Dec58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Helmut Dantine ........ Baron Orlonski
Paul Dubov ............ Raucat
Synopsis:
Baron Orlonski springs some deadly surprises by staging a rehearsal for
a "foolproof murder." [RF]

2.09 [46] The Thin Man: MURDER IN MINK
19Dec58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Robert McQueeny ....... Jason
Karine Nordman ........ Mme. Michel
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
A missing fur coat leads Nick into an investigation that
endangers Nora’s life.
Synopsis 2:
Nora takes a mink coat home from a store on approval, only to have
the coat stolen. While Nick is investigating the theft, he becomes
aware that there have been several fur thefts recently. He decides
that there must be a connection between the incidents. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Nick's search for a missing fur coat prompts a mad killer to lock Nora
and Asta in a freezing storage vault. [R]

2.10 [47] The Thin Man: LADY ON THE LAM
26Dec58 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Nita Talbot ........... Blondie Collins (recurring)
Marjorie Bennett ...... Mrs. Bascombe
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Patricia Donahue ...... Hazel (recurring)
Synopsis:
Lightheaded Blondie Collins breaks out of jail and heads straight for
the Charles apartment. [RF]

2.11 [48] The Thin Man: BEAUTY AND THE BATH
02Jan59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Ben Astar ............. Rodolfo
Kasey Rogers .......... Madame
Rebecca Welles ........ Maria
Eva Lynd .............. Angela
Synopsis:
A Roman health salon turns into a fountain of death for the wife of an
American gangster. [RF]

2.12 [49] The Thin Man: THE CASE OF THE BAGGY BRITCHES (copyright title)
(aka The Case of the Baggy Pants)
09Jan59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Barbara Nichols ....... Stripper
Hank Henry ............ Noonan
Stanley Adams ......... Kruger
Synopsis 1:
A stripper in a burlesque show reports that her life has been threatened.
Nick masquerades as the comic in the show to investigate. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Nick poses as a burlesque comic to help a stripper whose life is in
danger. [RF]

2.13 [50] The Thin Man: MAINE THING (copyright title)
23Jan59 NBC Fri
Guest cast:
Eddie Firestone ....... Turkey
Philip Coolidge ....... Sheriff
Synopsis:
Nick is arrested for a traffic violation in a small town whose
inhabitants fear a mysterious "thing." [RF]

2.14 [51] The Thin Man: OUTRAGEOUS LADY
30Jan59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Nita Talbot ........... Blondie Collins (recurring)
Peter Leeds ........... Martin
Patricia Donahue ...... Hazel
Synopsis:
The troublemaking Blondie Collins returns and promptly involves the
Charleses in a murder. [RF]

2.15 [52] The Thin Man: THE BIG HOLDOUT
06Feb59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Robert Brubaker ....... Tolan
Synopsis 1:
Nora is summoned for jury duty and takes her new responsibilities very
seriously. But when she receives a diamond wrist watch and a ticket for
a round-the-world cruise from an anonymous person, Nick suspects
someone is hoping Nora won't serve on the jury. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nora takes her jury duty very seriously, but someone else is very
serious about getting her out of the way. [RF]

2.16 [53] The Thin Man: PERFECT SERVANT
13Feb59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jesse White
Synopsis:
Nora is in rapture over her new servant who got his housekeeping
experience while serving a jail term for safecracking. [RF]

2.17 [54] The Thin Man: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE MORGUE
20Feb59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Bob Hopkins ........... Miller
Tracey Roberts ........ Lillian
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Synopsis:
A comedian, hated by all of his intimates, is shot to death on network
television. [RF]

2.18 [55] The Thin Man: BLACK WIND AND LIGHTNING
27Feb59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Richard Deacon
Frances Bavier
Synopsis:
Nick and Nora are searching a decayed mansion for traces of a missing
writer. [RF]

2.19 [56] The Thin Man: HOLIDAY FOR HAZEL
06Mar59 NBC Friday
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Steve Allen ........... Himself
Casey Adams ........... Cameron
Patricia Donahue ...... Hazel (recurring)
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Hazel poses as Nora in an attempt to win prize money from a telephone-
quiz show. Meanwhile Nick and Nora are jailed for "impersonating"
themselves while investigating an embezzler. Steve Allen makes an
appearance tonight.
Synopsis 2:
Hazel poses as Nora to win a quiz-show prize while Nick and Nora are
arrested---for impersonating themselves. [RF]

2.20 [57] The Thin Man: LADY FRANKENSTEIN
13Mar59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Fritz Feld ............ Count Sedora
Doris Packer .......... Della
Nita Talbot ........... Blondie Collins (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Nick and Nora attempt to escape from their rambunctious friend Blondie
Collins by taking a trip to Florida.
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Nora flee to Florida to avoid troublesome Blondie Collins
(Nita Talbot), but she joins them anyway in a stolen gown. [RF]

2.21 [58] The Thin Man: MAYHEM TO MUSIC
20Mar59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Mary Beth Hughes ...... Eve Marloff
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Synopsis:
A temperamental concert pianist is found murdered, and the authorities
place the blame on an ex-fighter. After meeting several of the dead
man's companions, Nick and Nora are not convinced of the boxer's guilt. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nick steps in when an ex-fighter is accused of murdering a temperamental
concert pianist. [RF]

2.22 [59] The Thin Man: LE SABRE INVICTA EST?
27Mar59 NBC Fri 9:30pm ET
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Gustavo Rojo .......... Kewpie Amoroso
Myrna Hansen .......... Sandra
Synopsis:
Playboy Kewpie Amoroso is the latest favorite of the international
sportscar racing set. Despite Amoroso's obvious charms, which intrigue
Nora, Nick regards him with suspicion.
Synopsis 2:
Nora is literally taken for a ride by a sports-car racer whom Nick
suspects of something more than speeding. [RF]

2.23 [60] The Thin Man: GLORY ROAD
03Apr59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Marianne Stewart ...... Sheila
Alex Gerry ............ Clark
Sam Flint ............. Gladwin
Patricia Mowbray ...... Cheryl
Steve Mitchell ........ Parmalee
Synopsis 1:
A novelist’s life is threatened after she tells a TV audience that her
forthcoming book will name the men involved in a huge state swindle.
Synopsis 2:
An author's life is threatened when she promises to expose a huge
swindle in her next book. [RF]

2.24 [61] The Thin Man: ANONYMITY ANYONE?
MGM-Clarington prod. no. 12-75
10Apr59 NBC Fri
Directed by Don Weis
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Carmen Phillips ....... Alice
Ken Lynch ............. Murphy
Synopsis:
Nick’s banker asks him to assume his identity while Nick and Nora are
on vacation.
Synopsis 2:
Nick is on the spot after assuming the identity of a banker who fled
with $6,000,000. [RF]

2.25 [62] The Thin Man: THAT'S GRATITUDE
MGM-Clarington prod. no. 12-91
17Apr59 NBC Friday 9:30pm
Produced by Bob Welch
Written by Edmund Hartmann
Directed by Don Weis
Theme: Pete Rugolo
Director of photography: William W. Spencer
film editor: Harry Knapp.
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Lennie Bremen ......... Fred Dugan
Victoria King ......... Gracie
Scott Peters .......... Tom Miller
Peggy Maley ........... Stella
Synopsis 1:
A couple of underpaid dance-hall girls fear that blackmail is going to
break up a friend’s marriage, so they ask Nick to help them.
Synopsis 2:
Nick agrees to help some dance-hall girls protect a friend from her own
unsavory past. [RF]

2.26 [63] The Thin Man: THE CAT KICKER
24Apr59 NBC Friday
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest Cast:
Don Rickles ........... Eddie
Nora Hayden ........... Roberta Hagen
John Holland .......... Mr. Kalman
Synopsis:
While helping to raise money for charity, Nora offers Nick’s services
as a detective to the highest bidder. But Nora is dismayed at the
results of the auction - Nick goes to a beautiful woman wearing a mink
coat.
Synopsis 2:
Nick tries to help a gorgeous amnesiac who wears a mink coat over a
nightgown. [RF]

2.27 [64] The Thin Man: BRONZE BONZE
01May59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Stanley Adams ......... Choui Yang
Charlita .............. Lily Ying
Synopsis:
An Oriental detective and a lovely woman vie for Nick's services in
finding a bronze statue. [RF]

2.28 [65] The Thin Man: REQUIEM FOR A RECLUSE
08May59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Sylvia Field .......... Baby
Alan Hewitt ........... Van Horn
Amy Douglass .......... Lucy
Anthony Eustrel ....... Parsons
Synopsis:
Nick and Nora hire out as butler and maid to solve a mystery in a
decrepit house. [RF]

2.29 [66] The Thin Man: NORA GOES OVER THE WALL
15May59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Gloria Henry .......... Valerie
Charles Tannen ........ Roberts
Robert Quarry ......... Gregory
Sandy Kenyon .......... Spider
Synopsis:
Locked out of her apartment, Nora takes refuge next door, and is
accused of stealing a woman's clothes, jewels and husband. [RF]

2.30 [67] The Thin Man: HAMILTON HOLLERED HELP (copyright title)
aka "Hamilton Hollered For Help" (title given in TVGuide)
22May59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
guest cast:
Jane Betts ........... Maw Crossett
Richard Wessel ....... Willis Crossett
Tudor Owen ........... Cockney Charlie
Synopsis:
A woman and her son make a generous contribution to Nora's charity fund,
then change their minds and want the money back. [RF]
(Syndicated repeat 30Mar64 - Monday at 12:00pm)

2.31 [68] The Thin Man: DEAR DEAD DAYS
MGM-Clarington prod. no. 1250
29May59 NBC Fri
Produced by Bob Welch
Written by Michael Fessier
directed by Don Weis
film editor: Frank Santillo
director of photography: William W. Spencer
Thin Man theme by Pete Rugolo.
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Jack Albertson ........ Lt. Evans (recurring)
Eve McVeagh ........... Dane
Milton Frome .......... Hastrow
Synopsis:
The Charles home is overrun with visitors: a gangster announced that a
fortune is hidden in the apartment. [RF]

2.32 [69] The Thin Man: COLD CARGO
05Jun59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Clark Howat ........... Jessup
Bert Freed ............ Healey
Synopsis:
The Charleses' vacation is ruined, simply ruined: in the oddest places
Nora keeps finding the same corpse. [RF]

2.33 [70] The Thin Man: BAT MCKIDDERICK ESQ.
12Jun59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Chick Chandler ........ McKidderick
Mary Wickes ........... Sally
Stuart Randall ........ Sheriff
Synopsis:
Nick and Nora attend the Frontier Festival at Centipede City, where
they become involved in a murder plot. [RF]

2.34 [71] The Thin Man: CHERCHEZ LA SEX POT
19Jun59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Harry Landers ......... Hodges
Jerome Cowan .......... Fulton
Sandy Warner .......... Felicia
Synopsis:
Nick and Nora comb Hollywood for a missing movie star. [RF]

2.35 [72] The Thin Man: PARADISE DISCOVERED
(final episode of "The Thin Man")
26Jun59 NBC Fri
Starring: Peter Lawford (Nick Charles), Phyllis Kirk (Nora Charles)
Guest cast:
Doris Singleton ....... Sheila
Marya Stevens ......... Liana
Lou Krugman ........... Challou
Synopsis:
A dying millionaire asks Nick to find his nephew, who was last seen on
a remote Pacific island. [RF]

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