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The Thin Man
1934, May 25
1h 31m
Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel, The Thin Man combines witty dialogue, sophisticated comedy, romance, and classic mystery. William Powell and Myrna Loy are perfectly matched as Nick and Nora Charles, whose playful banter and effortless chemistry made them one of Hollywood’s most beloved screen couples. This stylish 1934 mystery remains a landmark of classic American cinema.
Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke
Cesar Romero
Chris Jorgenson
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dorothy Wynant
William Powell
Nick Charles
Douglas Fowley
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Porter Hall
Herbert MacCaulay
Bert Roach
Crying Man at Party (uncredited)
Edward Brophy
Joe Morelli
Minna Gombell
Mimi Wynant
Harry Tenbrook
Guest at Nick's Party (uncredited)
Nat Pendleton
Inspector Guild
William H. O'Brien
Bartender (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Billy (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Detective (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Edward Ellis
Clyde Wynant
Walter Long
Stutsy Burke (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Fighter at Party (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nick's Party Guest (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Reporter (uncredited)
William Henry
Gilbert Wynant
Phil Tead
Reporter (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Detective (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Harold Huber
Arthur Nunheim
Charles Williams
Fighter Manager (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Detective (uncredited)
Tui Bow
Stenographer (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Police Captain (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Detective Waiter (uncredited)
Gertrude Short
Marian (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
Waiter (uncredited)
Ruth Channing
Mrs. Jorgenson (uncredited)
Clay Clement
Quinn (uncredited)
Natalie Moorhead
Julia Wolf
Henry Wadsworth
Tommy
Fred Malatesta
Joe (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Cop (uncredited)
John Larkin
Porter (uncredited)
Sydney Jarvis
Witness (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)
Pietro Sosso
Butler (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Tanner
William Augustin
Wynant's Butler (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
Janitress (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco
Detective (uncredited)
Raymond Brown
Dr. Walton (uncredited)
Dorothy Compton
Maid at Dinner Party (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Reporter (uncredited)
John Dunsmuir
Boxer at Party (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Apartment Clerk (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
John Irwin
Face Tefler (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Woman Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Dixie Laughton
Janitress (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Burly Party Waiter-Bodyguard (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Waiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Waiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited)
Skippy
Asta (uncredited)
Will Aubrey
(uncredited)
Huey White
(uncredited)
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