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Release Date:
25 May 1934 (USA)
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A laugh tops every thrilling moment!
Plot:
Comedy-mystery featuring Nick and Nora Charles: a former detective and his rich, playful wife. They solve a murder case mostly for the fun of it. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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(11 articles)
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Forget the plot, enjoy the banter.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | 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 |
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91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) |
Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
South Korea:12 (2003) |
Sweden:11 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:(Banned) (1934-1938) |
Finland:K-16 (1938) |
USA:Approved (PCA #1304-R: 26 August 1935) |
Germany:6 |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
UK:U
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Given three weeks to shoot the film, W.S. van Dyke managed it all in 12 days for the paltry budget of $231,000. The film surprised everyone by becoming a major box office hit, ranking in $1.4 million.
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Continuity: Nick walks into a bedroom with an ice bucket full of ice. Minutes later, he walks out of the bedroom but the ice has melted.
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Quotes:
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Tanner: Your daughter's here, Mr. Wynant. Mr. Wynant! Mr. Wynant!
Clyde Wynant, the thin man: Haven't you got any more sense than to shout at me like that?
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Tanner: Your daughter's here, Mr. Wynant. Mr. Wynant! Mr. Wynant!
Clyde Wynant, the thin man: Haven't you got any more sense than to shout at me like that?
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Featured in Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
California, Here I Come
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Never mind trying to follow plot, instead follow the banter between Nick and Nora Charles, as portrayed by William Powell and Myrna Loy in this delightful comic mystery. Between the banter and the sexual innuendoes, the constant guzzling and shennanigans, this sophisticated couple actually do manage to solve a murder or three.
This seventy year old film still holds up well today and the reason is that the screenwriters knew how to write dialogue and character and were not dependent on action sequences to fill in the blanks like so many of today's screenwriters and directors, who are too busy chasing the big dollar to make a movie that is going to stand up over time. How many of today's action movies will we be watching seventy years from now?
Admittedly, there is some clumsy acting by some of the minor characters, at least viewed from today's point of view, but don't let that, like the plot, get in your way or you will miss out on what this charming film has to offer. And say, who was that Thin Man, anyway?