The Thin Man

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.

Comedy Mystery Crime

William Powell

Myrna Loy

Maureen O'Sullivan

(Dorothy Wynant)

Nat Pendleton

(Inspector Guild)

Minna Gombell

Porter Hall

(Herbert MacCaulay)

Henry Wadsworth

William Henry

(Gilbert Wynant)

Harold Huber

(Arthur Nunheim)

Cesar Romero

(Chris Jorgenson)

Natalie Moorhead

Edward Brophy

Edward Ellis

Cyril Thornton

William Augustin

(Wynant's Butler (uncredited))

Polly Bailey

(Janitress (uncredited))

Arthur Belasco

(Detective (uncredited))

Brooks Benedict

(Night Club Patron (uncredited))

Tui Bow

(Stenographer (uncredited))

Raymond Brown

(Dr. Walton (uncredited))

Ruth Channing

(Mrs. Jorgenson (uncredited))

Jack Cheatham

(Detective (uncredited))

Clay Clement

(Quinn (uncredited))

Dorothy Compton

(Maid at Dinner Party (uncredited))

Nick Copeland

(Reporter (uncredited))

John Dunsmuir

(Boxer at Party (uncredited))

Pat Flaherty

(Fighter at Party (uncredited))

Bess Flowers

(Nick's Party Guest (uncredited))

Douglas Fowley

(Taxi Driver (uncredited))

Christian J. Frank

(Plainclothesman (uncredited))

Kay Garrett

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

Kenneth Gibson

(Apartment Clerk (uncredited))

Dick Gordon

(Night Club Patron (uncredited))

Creighton Hale

(Reporter (uncredited))

Sherry Hall

(Taxi Driver (uncredited))

Edward Hearn

(Detective (uncredited))

Robert Homans

(Billy (uncredited))

John Irwin

(Face Tefler (uncredited))

Thomas E. Jackson

(Reporter (uncredited))

Sydney Jarvis

(Witness (uncredited))

Tiny Jones

(Woman Buying Newspaper (uncredited))

Kenner G. Kemp

(Night Club Patron (uncredited))

John Larkin

(Porter (uncredited))

Dixie Laughton

(Janitress (uncredited))

Walter Long

(Stutsy Burke (uncredited))

Fred Malatesta

(Joe (uncredited))

Hans Moebus

(Night Club Patron (uncredited))

William H. O'Brien

(Bartender (uncredited))

Frank O'Connor

(Detective Waiter (uncredited))

Henry Otho

(Burly Party Waiter-Bodyguard (uncredited))

Garry Owen

(Detective (uncredited))

Lee Phelps

(Detective (uncredited))

Alexander Pollard

(Waiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited))

Albert Pollet

(Waiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited))

Bob Reeves

(Cop (uncredited))

Bert Roach

(Crying Man at Party (uncredited))

Rolfe Sedan

(Waiter (uncredited))

Gertrude Short

(Marian (uncredited))

Lee Shumway

(Plainclothesman (uncredited))

Skippy

(Asta (uncredited))

Pietro Sosso

(Butler (uncredited))

Ben Taggart

(Police Captain (uncredited))

Phil Tead

(Reporter (uncredited))

George Templeton

(Reporter (uncredited))

Harry Tenbrook

(Guest at Nick's Party (uncredited))

Leo White

(Leo (uncredited))

Charles Williams

(Fighter Manager (uncredited))

Will Aubrey

Huey White