The Thin Man (1934)

7.5/10 • 91 min • Comedy Mystery Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

William Powell

Nick Charles

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles

Maureen O'Sullivan

Dorothy Wynant

Nat Pendleton

Inspector Guild

Minna Gombell

Mimi Wynant

Porter Hall

Herbert MacCaulay

Henry Wadsworth

Tommy

William Henry

Gilbert Wynant

Harold Huber

Arthur Nunheim

Cesar Romero

Chris Jorgenson

Natalie Moorhead

Julia Wolf

Edward Brophy

Joe Morelli

Edward Ellis

Clyde Wynant

Brooks Benedict

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Tui Bow

Stenographer (uncredited)

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