The Thin Man (1934)

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Movie · Comedy, Mystery, Crime · 1h 31m · Rated 7.5/10 on TMDB · Released May 25, 1934

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.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

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
• Natalie Moorhead as Julia Wolf
• Edward Brophy as Joe Morelli

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