The Thin Man (1934)
A laugh tops every thrilling moment!
91 min
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.
- Release date
- May 25, 1934
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $226,408
- Box office
- $1,423,000
Trailer
Cast
- William Powell as Nick Charles
- Myrna Loy as Nora Charles
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Dorothy Wynant
- Nat Pendleton as Lt. John Guild
- Minna Gombell as Mimi Jorgenson
- Porter Hall as Herbert MacCaulay
- Henry Wadsworth as Tommy
- William Henry as Gilbert Wynant
- Harold Huber as Nunheim
- Cesar Romero as Chris Jorgenson
Crew
- W.S. Van Dyke · Director
- Albert Hackett · Writer
- Frances Goodrich · Writer
- Dashiell Hammett · Writer
- Hunt Stromberg · Producer
- William Axt · Composer
- James Wong Howe · Cinematographer
- Robert Kern · Editor