 | Spike65 (11)
04/20/2008 | "The Thin Man" series, "Our Man Godfrey" and "Mr. Roberts" with Henry Fonda, James Cagney, and Jack Lemmon.
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 | CastleBee (81)
01/23/2002 |  The thing that makes me sad about the classic actors and actresses sections on RIA is that I realize how much the work of so many of these people are going to be lost to the generations to come. Their films are just not being shown and appreciated the way they once were. I think William Powell is definitely going to be or already is one of these people. His film career, which began in the early 1920’s, was one of the most prolific and successful of any of the film stars of his era. He is probably best remembered for his part as Nick Charles in the wonderful and witty Thin Man series of films, which ran from 1934 to 1944. He and Myrna Loy were absolutely wonderful in these films and their dry humor and clever banter is just as enjoyable to watch today as it ever was. Powell’s complete list of film credits is as long as your arm and his ability as an actor – from drama to comedy - is unquestioned. Now, we just need a cable channel dedicated to retro-films of the caliber of William Powell and other great actors of days gone by who were both classic and had class act to boot.
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