The Thin Man

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.

Movie details

Release date

1934

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Comedy, Mystery, Crime

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United States of America

Director

W.S. Van Dyke

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions

Budget

$226,408

Revenue

$1,423,000

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