Subsequent Adaptations
- Radio: The popularity of the film series spawned a radio program based on them, The Adventures of the Thin Man. It successfully ran from 1941 to 1950, starring Claudia Morgan as Nora, with Les Daman, Les Tremayne and David Gothard all giving voice to Nick, depending on the season.
- Television (Series): The Thin Man ran two seasons from 1957-1959 starring Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk as Nick and Nora. The series transplanted the couple to New York's Greenwich Village, updating the 1930s big band glamour to the 1950s beat generation. There were 72 episodes.
- Television (Movie): In 1975, Craig Stevens and Jo Ann Pflug starred in the made-for-TV movie Nick and Nora, part of the Wide World Mystery series of TV Movies.
- Stage (Musical): In 1991, a Broadway musical, Nick & Nora with a book by Arthur Laurents, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., and music by Charles Strouse was based on the characters. Barry Bostwick played Nick, Joanna Gleason played Nora. The chief innovation of this incarnation was to introduce strife and resentment into the relationship. After one of the longest preview periods in Broadway history, the show opened to poor reviews and closed after nine performances.
- Stage (Play): In 2009, the City Literature Theatre, a Chicago repertory company, mounted a stage production of the original Hammett novel adapted by Terry McCabe.
- Film: In 2011 it was announced that Johnny Depp would star as Nick Charles in a remake of The Thin Man to reach theatres in 2013.
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