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| William Powell | ... | Nick | |
| Myrna Loy | ... | Nora | |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | ... | Dorothy | |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Guild | |
| Minna Gombell | ... | Mimi | |
| Porter Hall | ... | MacCaulay | |
| Henry Wadsworth | ... | Tommy | |
| William Henry | ... | Gilbert | |
| Harold Huber | ... | Nunheim | |
| Cesar Romero | ... | Chris | |
| Natalie Moorhead | ... | Julia Wolf | |
| Edward Brophy | ... | Morelli | |
| Edward Ellis | ... | Wynant | |
| Cyril Thornton | ... | Tanner | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Asta | ... | Asta (uncredited) | |
| Will Aubrey | ... | (uncredited) | |
| William Augustin | ... | Wynant's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Polly Bailey | ... | Janitress (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Belasco | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Brooks Benedict | ... | Dance Extra (uncredited) | |
| Tui Bow | ... | Stenographer (uncredited) | |
| Raymond Brown | ... | Dr. Walton (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Channing | ... | Mrs. Jorgenson (uncredited) | |
| Clay Clement | ... | Quinn (uncredited) | |
| Nick Copeland | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Pat Flaherty | ... | Fighter at Party (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Kenneth Gibson | ... | Apartment Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Creighton Hale | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Sherry Hall | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Edward Hearn | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Robert Homans | ... | Billy the Detective (uncredited) | |
| Thomas E. Jackson | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Restaurant Table Extra (uncredited) | |
| John Larkin | ... | Porter (uncredited) | |
| Dixie Laughton | ... | Janitress (uncredited) | |
| Walter Long | ... | Stutsy Burke (uncredited) | |
| Fred Malatesta | ... | Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited) | |
| William H. O'Brien | ... | Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Henry Otho | ... | Detective Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Garry Owen | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Lee Phelps | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Bert Roach | ... | Foster (uncredited) | |
| Rolfe Sedan | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Gertrude Short | ... | Marion (uncredited) | |
| Ben Taggart | ... | Police Captain (uncredited) | |
| Phil Tead | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| George Templeton | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Harry Tenbrook | ... | Guest at Nick's Party (uncredited) | |
| Huey White | ... | 'Face' Tefler (uncredited) | |
| Leo White | ... | Leo - Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Charles Williams | ... | Fighter Manager (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| W.S. Van Dyke | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Albert Hackett | (screenplay) and | |
| Frances Goodrich | (screenplay) | |
| Dashiell Hammett | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Hunt Stromberg | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| William Axt | (as Dr. William Axt) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| James Wong Howe | (photographed by) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert Kern | (as Robert J. Kern) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Lesley Selander | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| David Townsend | .... | associate art director | |
| Edwin B. Willis | .... | associate art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ted Allen | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Dolly Tree | .... | wardrobe | |
Music Department | |||
| Wayne Allen | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Maurice De Packh | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| David Snell | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Jack Virgil | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Howard Dietz | .... | press agent (uncredited) | |
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I am not really a fan of comedies, but I can definitely appreciate a good one when it comes along. Often times comedies only really work when they are combined with another genre (in the case of this film, the 'hard-boiled detective' film)... and sometimes they achieve brilliance.
In what might have otherwise been a sort of mediocre movie, Bill Powell and Myrna Loy breath a phenomenal life into the roles of Nick and Nora Charles, a rich woman and her dandyish (but dangerous) lush of a detective husband. This film entertains on so many levels and establishes (not exploits) so many cliches that it should be mandatory viewing in any introductory film class.
The plot of The Thin Man is pretty much peripheral to the performances by Low and Powell, but it is involving in its own way. Murder, loose women, police brutality (fun police brutality), adultery, polygamy, science, swindles, two dinner parties and drinking... lots and lots of drinking... all combine into one hell of fun movie. There is even a fair amount of tension in the film and all kinds of great one-liners and set-ups.
This is quite simply a phenomenal film, lots of fun (even for Gen Xers like myself), and well worth watching.