W.S.Van Dyke - a Best Picture nomineeAnother Thin Man (1939), d.W.S.Van DykeShadow of the Thin Man (1941), d.W.S.Van DykeThe Thin Man Goes Home (1945), d.Richard ThorpeSong of the Thin Man (1947), d.Edward BuzzellThe husband and wife team (billed as "the happiest married couple in radio") was also broadcast on radio (by Pabst Blue Ribbon) for many years, with Claudia Morgan in the role of Nora, and a number of actors in Nick""s role (Lester Damon, Les Tremayne, Joseph Curtin, and David Gothard).Dr.Gordon scrambled away as he was pursued and slashed by Freddy""s razor-fingered hand when the entire skeleton became possessed and animated.Luke called out to Vader to save him: "Father, please! Help me!" Watching his son in pain, the mortally-wounded Vader reacted.I""ve got friends here.I""ll swear in a bunch of special deputies and with a posse behind me, maybe there won""t even be any trouble." However, Jones"" sprawling and complex story-line about Army life with its bold and explicit script (with strong language, violence and raw sexual content) was considered unsuitable (and unfilmable) for the screen and it was rejected.