The Thin Man

(1934)

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Synopsis

First and best of the famous whodunit series has the wisecracking, martini-sipping husband-and-wife sleuthing team of Nick and Nora Charles investigating the disappearance of an inventor who later is implicated in the murder of his secretary. The film, an adaptation of a Dashiell Hammett private-eye classic, was followed by five sequels. Incidentally, "The Thin Man" refers to the inventor, not Nick Charles.

Directors

W.S. Van Dyke, Cedric Gibbons, Albert Hackett

Production year

1934

Rating

TV-G

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

93 minutes

Cast

William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell