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Breezy wit and fast-paced repartee dominate the action as Powell and Loy make their debuts as Dashiell Hammett's suave sleuths Nick and Nora Charles. This delightful crime comedy spawned a whole series of 'Thin Man' films.

Keywords:

Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Oscar Best Picture Nominated, Oscar Best Actor Nominee

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1934) (USA) (5 Star)

Cast:

William Powell	.... Nick Charles
Myrna Loy	.... Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan	.... Dorothy Wynant
Nat Pendleton	.... Police Lt. John Guild
Minna Gombell	.... Mimi Jorgenson
Porter Hall	.... Herbert MacCaulay

Supporting Cast:

Henry Wadsworth	.... Tommy
William Henry	.... Gilbert Wynant
Harold Huber	.... Arthur Nunheim
Cesar Romero	.... Chris Jorgenson
Natalie Moorhead	.... Wynant's mistress
Edward Brophy	.... Joe Morelli
Edward Ellis	.... the thin man
Cyril Thornton	.... Wynant's bookkeeper

Directors:

W.S. Van Dyke

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