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Skippy (also known as Asta, born 1931 or 1932; retired 1941) was a Wire Fox Terrier dog actor who appeared in dozens of movies during the 1930s. Skippy is best known for the role of the pet dog "Asta" in the 1934 detective comedy The Thin Man, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Due to the popularity of the role, Skippy is sometimes credited as Asta in public and in other films.

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Known For:Acting

Birthday:1931-01-01

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Also Known As:Asta

Skippy Movies

Famous Movie Dogs (1940)

Famous Movie Dogs HD

IMDb: 7

1940

Well-known canine performers of the 1930s vie for a part in an upcoming movie.

Release : 1940.08.17

Popularity : 0.6695

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Another Thin Man (1939)

Another Thin Man HD

IMDb: 7.127

1939

Nick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is...

Release : 1939.11.17

Popularity : 2.236

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Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Bringing Up Baby HD

IMDb: 7.502

1938

David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the...

Release : 1938.02.18

Popularity : 5.2087

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The Awful Truth (1937)

The Awful Truth HD

IMDb: 7.233

1937

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

Release : 1937.10.21

Popularity : 3.5658

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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

Shadow of the Thin Man HD

IMDb: 7

1941

While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What...

Release : 1941.11.21

Popularity : 2.4391

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Topper Takes a Trip (1938)

Topper Takes a Trip HD

IMDb: 6.6

1938

Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to the strange circumstances of his trip with ghost...

Release : 1938.12.29

Popularity : 2.1539

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I Am the Law (1938)

I Am the Law HD

IMDb: 7.1

1938

With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.

Release : 1938.08.25

Popularity : 1.5638

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The Thin Man (1934)

The Thin Man HD

IMDb: 7.505

1934

Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora....

Release : 1934.05.25

Popularity : 4.9859

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After the Thin Man (1936)

After the Thin Man HD

IMDb: 7.345

1936

After returning to San Francisco, Nick and Nora Charles are drawn into the disappearance of Nora’s cousin’s husband. When he is found...

Release : 1936.12.25

Popularity : 3.8635

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It's A Small World (1935)

It's A Small World HD

IMDb: 6

1935

Socialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, on a dirt road, in a storm, near a hick town which...

Release : 1935.04.12

Popularity : 1.2913

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Fog Over Frisco (1934)

Fog Over Frisco HD

IMDb: 6.4

1934

Valkyr Bradford takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy...

Release : 1934.06.02

Popularity : 1.6212

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Keep Smiling (1938)

Keep Smiling HD

IMDb: 7

1938

Entertainer quits a crooked London theater and sets up her troupe on her uncle's farm. A famous musician joins the group and helps them get a...

Release : 1938.01.02

Popularity : 0.6852

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The Lottery Lover (1935)

The Lottery Lover HD

IMDb: 4.3

1935

A crew of young military-school cadets are enjoying their first weekend in Paris. Frank Harrington, a girl-shy cadet, wins the lottery which "They"...

Release : 1935.02.05

Popularity : 1.7

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Sea Racketeers (1937)

Sea Racketeers HD

IMDb: 4.7

1937

J. Carrol Naish plays a slimy villain again; this time he's running a casino on a ship and smuggling furs past the Coast Guard.

Release : 1937.08.20

Popularity : 0.7868

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The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

The Kennel Murder Case HD

IMDb: 6.1

1933

Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose...

Release : 1933.10.28

Popularity : 2.0711

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The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)

The Big Broadcast of 1936 HD

IMDb: 5.8

1935

Two-bit radio station owner Spud Miller doubles as the station's sole announcer. On the verge of bankruptcy, Spud is receptive to the wacky notions...

Release : 1935.09.20

Popularity : 1.4668

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The Daring Young Man (1935)

The Daring Young Man HD

IMDb: 10

1935

The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a good story, McLane is persistently outscooped by...

Release : 1935.07.17

Popularity : 2.8374

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The Perfect Snob (1941)

The Perfect Snob HD

IMDb: 6

1941

When a small town veterinarian discovers that his just-graduated daughter is a gold-digging elitist, he devises a plan to help her rediscover...

Release : 1941.12.19

Popularity : 1.0522

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The Firebird (1934)

The Firebird HD

IMDb: 6.4

1934

In a Vienna apartment building, a handsome but conceited actor terrorizes a neighboring family into moving out. However, when he's found murdered,...

Release : 1934.11.03

Popularity : 0.9956

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I'm Still Alive (1940)

I'm Still Alive HD

IMDb: 7

1940

Hollywood stuntman falls in love with a big name actress but still wants to pursue his risky career. The women gives him a choice-the stunts or her....

Release : 1940.09.20

Popularity : 1.4849

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