Director: W. S. Van Dyke

Writers: Albert Hackett; Frances Goodrich

From novel by: Dashiell Hammett

Musical Score by: Dr. William Axt

Producer: Hunt Stromberg

Keywords: Mystery, Comedy, The Thin Man

A woman is murdered and her former lover, a scientist (the Thin Man), is missing and a prime suspect. Newlyweds Nick and Nora Charles are badgered into looking into the mystery and later hold a dinner party where hopefully, all will be exposed. This hardboiled plot, however, is secondary to the chemistry of William Powell and Myrna Loy, who are hard drinking, delightfully sarcastic, and a joy to watch. Intended as a simple mystery programmer, five sequels followed.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward Brophy	Actor	27-Feb-1895	27-May-1960	The Last Hurrah
Minna Gombell	Actor	28-May-1892	14-Apr-1973	Block-Heads
Porter Hall	Actor	19-Sep-1888	6-Oct-1953	Going My Way
Myrna Loy	Actor	2-Aug-1905	14-Dec-1993	The Thin Man
Maureen O'Sullivan	Actor	17-May-1911	28-Jun-1998	A Day at the Races
Nat Pendleton	Actor	9-Aug-1895	12-Oct-1967	At the Circus
William Powell	Actor	29-Jul-1892	5-Mar-1984	My Man Godfrey
Cesar Romero	Actor	15-Feb-1907	1-Jan-1994	The Joker on Batman

CAST

William Powell	...   Nick
Myrna Loy	...   Nora
with
Maureen O'Sullivan	...   Dorothy
Nat Pendleton	...   Guild
Minna Gombell	...   Mimi
Porter Hall	...   MacCaulay
Henry Wadsworth	...   Tommy
William Henry	...   Gilbert
Harold Huber	...   Nunheim
Cesar Romero	...   Chris
Natalie Moorhead	...   Julia Wolf
Edward Brophy	...   Morelli
Edward Ellis	...   Wynant
Cyril Thornton	...   Tanner

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