The Thin Man (1934)
Overview
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $226,408.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,423,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.4874999999999998 |
Directed By
W.S. Van Dyke
Crew
W.S. Van Dyke
Dashiell Hammett
Albert Hackett
Frances Goodrich
James Wong Howe
Robert Kern
Cedric Gibbons
David Townsend
Edwin B. Willis
Ted Allen
Dolly Tree
Lesley Selander
Wayne Allen
Maurice De Packh
David Snell
Jack Virgil
Howard Dietz
Clarence Sinclair Bull
Hunt Stromberg
William Axt
Douglas Shearer
Eugene Joseff
TOP CAST
William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dorothy Wynant
Nat Pendleton
Inspector John Guild
Minna Gombell
Mimi Wynant
Porter Hall
Herbert MacCaulay
Henry Wadsworth
Tommy
William Henry
Gilbert Wynant
Harold Huber
Arthur Nunheim
Cesar Romero
Chris Jorgenson
Natalie Moorhead
Julia Wolf
Edward Brophy
Joe Morelli
Edward Ellis
Clyde Wynant
Cyril Thornton
Tanner
Will Aubrey
Minor Role (uncredited)
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
Police 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 the Detective (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 - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Bartender (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Detective Waiter (uncredited)
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