A laugh tops every thrilling moment!
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.
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Classical in form, resolved, cool and effortless.
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- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- effortlessdemanding
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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
Crew
- W.S. Van DykeDirector
- Albert HackettScreenplay
- Frances GoodrichScreenplay
- Dashiell HammettNovel
- James Wong HoweDirector of Photography
- William AxtOriginal Music Composer
- Robert KernEditor
- Hunt StrombergProducer
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