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 II, Cedric Gibbons

Production year

1934

Rating

TV-G

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

93 minutes

Cast

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