The Thin Man (1934)

Released: 1934-05-25 Duration: 1hr 31min

Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime

Rating 7.5

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A laugh tops every thrilling moment!

Overview

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cosmopolitan Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$226,408.00
Revenue	$1,423,000.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	8.838

Directed By

W.S. Van Dyke

Crew

Screenplay
Albert Hackett

Costume Design
Dolly Tree

Still Photographer
Ted Allen

Novel
Dashiell Hammett

Director of Photography
James Wong Howe

Editor
Robert Kern

Screenplay
Frances Goodrich

Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons

Assistant Art Director
David Townsend

Assistant Art Director
Edwin B. Willis

Director
W.S. Van Dyke

Assistant Director
Lesley Selander

Orchestrator
Wayne Allen

Public Relations
Howard Dietz

Orchestrator
David Snell

Orchestrator
Maurice De Packh

Orchestrator
Jack Virgil

Still Photographer
Clarence Sinclair Bull

Original Music Composer
William Axt

Producer
Hunt Stromberg

Sound Director
Douglas Shearer

Other
Eugene Joseff

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