

The Thin Man
1934-05-25 · 91 min · ★ 7.5
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 226,408
- Revenue
- USD 1,423,000
Top Cast
William PowellNick Charles
Myrna LoyNora Charles
Maureen O'SullivanDorothy Wynant
Nat PendletonInspector 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
Brooks BenedictNight Club Patron (uncredited)
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