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In the Dashiell Hammett stories the Thin Man's dog was a female Schnauzer called Asta. They kept the name because the stories were so popular but the best dog star at the time was a male Wire Fox named Skippy. So he became Asta.
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∙ 13y agoAsta was not a Jack Russell Terrier. He was a Wire-Haired Fox Terrier.
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What is the name of the dog in The Thin Man?
Asta
Nick and nora's pet?
it is a pet monkey. If you're asking about Nick and Nora from the Thin Man movies, they had a dog named Asta.
What are the names of the six movies in The Thin Man series?
The Thin man (1934) , After the Thin Man (1936) , Another Thin Man (1939) , Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) , The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) and Song of the Thin Man (1947 .
Who played Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man movies?
Myrna Loy and William Powell
What is the cumulative gross for all the spider- man movies?
The three movies made about $2,496,346,518 altogether. Each of the movies, individually, made as follows: Spider-Man ($821,708,551), Spider-Man 2 ($783,766,341), and Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626).
What is the name of the dog in The Thin Man?
Asta
Who is Asta's mistress?
Nora. Asta is the dog from The Thin Man.
What is the name of the thin man pooch?
Asta
Who is The thin man's dog?
ASTA
What was the breed of Astadog in the thin man movie?
Asta was a Wire Haired Fox Terrier (whose real name is Skippy) .
Nick and nora's pet?
it is a pet monkey. If you're asking about Nick and Nora from the Thin Man movies, they had a dog named Asta.
What are the release dates for The Thin Man - 1957 Asta Day 1-15?
The Thin Man - 1957 Asta Day 1-15 was released on: USA: 3 January 1958
What is Nick and Nora's Dogs name?
Asta For example, see information on "The Thin Man" at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025878/
What were the names of the movie couple portrayed in several movies by William Powell and Myrna Loy?
That would be the "Thin Man" series, with the main characters names being Nick and Nora Charles and their dog, Asta.
What kind of dog is Asta in The Thin Man?
Wire hair terrier
What are the names of the six movies in The Thin Man series?
The Thin man (1934) , After the Thin Man (1936) , Another Thin Man (1939) , Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) , The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) and Song of the Thin Man (1947 .
Who played in the thin man series?
Myrna Loy and William Powell (as Nora and Nick) and, of course, Asta (as Asta)
