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The Thin Man

7.5

Released May 25, 1934Runtime 1h 31min

A laugh tops every thrilling moment!

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cosmopolitan Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $226,408
Revenue: $1,423,000
Profit/Loss: $1,196,592

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Cast

William PowellNick Charles

Myrna LoyNora Charles

Maureen O'SullivanDorothy Wynant

Nat PendletonInspector John Guild

Minna GombellMimi Wynant

Porter HallHerbert MacCaulay

Henry WadsworthTommy

William HenryGilbert Wynant

Harold HuberArthur Nunheim

Cesar RomeroChris Jorgenson

Natalie MoorheadJulia Wolf

Edward BrophyJoe Morelli

Edward EllisClyde Wynant

Cyril ThorntonTanner

Will AubreyMinor Role (uncredited)

William AugustinWynant's Butler (uncredited)

Polly BaileyJanitress (uncredited)

Arthur BelascoDetective (uncredited)

Brooks BenedictNight Club Patron (uncredited)

Tui BowStenographer (uncredited)

Raymond BrownPolice Dr. Walton (uncredited)

Ruth ChanningMrs. Jorgenson (uncredited)

Jack CheathamDetective (uncredited)

Clay ClementQuinn (uncredited)

Dorothy ComptonMaid at Dinner Party (uncredited)

Nick CopelandReporter (uncredited)

John DunsmuirBoxer at Party (uncredited)

Pat FlahertyFighter at Party (uncredited)

Bess FlowersNick's Party Guest (uncredited)

Douglas FowleyTaxi Driver (uncredited)

Christian J. FrankPlainclothesman (uncredited)

Kay GarrettNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Kenneth GibsonApartment Clerk (uncredited)

Dick GordonNight Club Patron (uncredited)

Creighton HaleReporter (uncredited)

Sherry HallTaxi Driver (uncredited)

Edward HearnDetective (uncredited)

Robert HomansBilly the Detective (uncredited)

John Irwin'Face' Tefler (uncredited)

Thomas E. JacksonReporter (uncredited)

Sydney JarvisWitness (uncredited)

Tiny JonesWoman Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

Kenner G. KempNight Club Patron (uncredited)

John LarkinPorter (uncredited)

Dixie LaughtonJanitress (uncredited)

Walter LongStutsy Burke (uncredited)

Fred MalatestaJoe - Headwaiter (uncredited)

Hans MoebusNight Club Patron (uncredited)

William H. O'BrienBartender (uncredited)

Frank O'ConnorDetective Waiter (uncredited)

Henry OthoBurly Party Waiter-Bodyguard (uncredited)

Garry OwenDetective (uncredited)

Lee PhelpsDetective (uncredited)

Alexander PollardWaiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited)

Albert PolletWaiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited)

Bob ReevesCop (uncredited)

Bert RoachCrying Man at Party (uncredited)

Rolfe SedanWaiter (uncredited)

Gertrude ShortMarian (uncredited)

Lee ShumwayPlainclothesman (uncredited)

SkippyAsta (uncredited)

Pietro SossoButler (uncredited)

Ben TaggartPolice Captain (uncredited)

Phil TeadReporter (uncredited)

George TempletonReporter (uncredited)

Harry TenbrookGuest at Nick's Party (uncredited)

Huey WhiteMinor Role (uncredited)

Leo WhiteLeo - Waiter (uncredited)

Charles WilliamsFighter Manager (uncredited)

Crew

W.S. Van DykeDirector

Lesley SelanderAssistant Director

Albert HackettScreenplay

Dashiell HammettNovel

Frances GoodrichScreenplay

Hunt StrombergProducer

Dolly TreeCostume Design

Ted AllenStill Photographer

James Wong HoweDirector of Photography

Robert KernEditor

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

David TownsendAssistant Art Director

Edwin B. WillisAssistant Art Director

Wayne AllenOrchestrator

Howard DietzPublic Relations

David SnellOrchestrator

Maurice De PackhOrchestrator

Jack VirgilOrchestrator

Clarence Sinclair BullStill Photographer

William AxtOriginal Music Composer

Douglas ShearerSound Director

Eugene JoseffOther

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Reviews

Waiter, will you serve the nuts? ...I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts? The Thin Man is directed by W. S. Van Dyke and co-written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. It is based on the Dashiell Hammett novel of the same name. Starring are William Powell and Myrna Loy, with support ...