Who was The Thin Man?
Since all of the films in this series have The Thin Man in the title, it has always made me wonder who the thin man refers to. Any ideas?
shareAccording to Wikipedia's page on the first Thin Man film:
The titular "Thin Man" is not Nick Charles, but the man Charles is initially hired to find – Clyde Wynant (part way through the film, Charles describes Wynant as a "thin man with white hair"). The "Thin Man" moniker was thought by many viewers to refer to Nick Charles and, after a time, it was used in the titles of sequels as if referring to Charles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)