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The Thin Man
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.
1934 · Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 91 min · Comedy · Mystery · Crime · 15 frames
Tagline
A laugh tops every thrilling moment!
Crew
- Screenplay: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
- Cinematography: James Wong Howe
- Edited by: Robert Kern
- Music: William Axt
- Produced by: Hunt Stromberg
Cast
- William Powell as Nick Charles
- Myrna Loy as Nora Charles
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Dorothy Wynant
- Nat Pendleton as Inspector Guild
- Minna Gombell as Mimi Wynant
- Porter Hall as Herbert MacCaulay
- Henry Wadsworth as Tommy
- William Henry as Gilbert Wynant
- Harold Huber as Arthur Nunheim
- Cesar Romero as Chris Jorgenson
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
- Budget: $226,408
- Box office: $1,423,000
- Themes: husband wife relationship, police, detective, mistress, dinner, black and white, wedding, dog, police detective, screwball comedy
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