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Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke  (as Maj. W.S. Van Dyke II)
 
Writing credits
Dashiell Hammett (characters)

Harry Kurnitz (story)

Irving Brecher (screenplay) and
Harry Kurnitz (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

William Powell ... Nick Charles

Myrna Loy ... Nora Charles
Barry Nelson ... Paul Clarke - reporter

Donna Reed ... Molly - Stephens' receptionist
Sam Levene ... Lieutenant Abrams
Alan Baxter ... 'Whitey' Barrow
Henry O'Neill ... Major Jason I. Sculley
Richard Hall ... Nick Charles, Jr. (as Dickie Hall)
Stella Adler ... Claire Porter / Clara Peters
Loring Smith ... 'Link' Stephens - Gambling syndicate boss
Joseph Anthony ... Fred Macy - Stephens' deputy
Lou Lubin ... 'Rainbow' Benny
Louise Beavers ... Stella
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Aldrich Bowker ... Watchman (scenes deleted)
Arthur Aylesworth ... Second Coroner (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco ... Policeman (uncredited)
Sheldon Bennett ... Mario (uncredited)
John Berkes ... Paleface (uncredited)
Sam Bernard ... Counterman (uncredited)
Ted Billings ... Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

Oliver Blake ... Fenster - Stephens' attorney (uncredited)

Frankie Burke ... Jockey Buddy Burns (uncredited)
Harry Burns ... Janitor at Benny's apt. bldg. (uncredited)
Charles Calvert ... Wrestling Referee (uncredited)
Ken Christy ... Detective Bringing in Macy (uncredited)
Tom Coleman ... Cop (uncredited)
Inez Cooper ... Woman in Cab (uncredited)
Noel Cravat ... Baku - Claire Porter's chauffeur (uncredited)
Cliff Danielson ... Reporter (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis ... Mug (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing ... Motorcycle cop tickets Nick on bridge (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing ... Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Devlin ... Mug Starting Fight at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds ... Barrow's Landlady (uncredited)
John Dilson ... First Coroner (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch ... Mug at Birthday Party (uncredited)
David Dornack ... Lefty Rogan's Kid (uncredited)
Bill Fisher ... Watchman (uncredited)
James Flavin ... 1st cop greets Nick at racetrack (uncredited)

Ava Gardner ... Passerby (uncredited)
Cardiff Giant ... Bouncing Chuck Tschekov (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert ... Lana, Spider Webb's Girl (uncredited)
Matt Gilman ... Waiter with Steak (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... Waiter with Steak (uncredited)
Kit Guard ... Man at Wrestling Match Next to Italian (uncredited)
Hardboiled Haggerty ... Mug (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Policeman in Molly's Office (uncredited)
Arch Hendricks ... Photographer (uncredited)
Bob Ireland ... Policeman (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome ... Reporter (uncredited)
Tor Johnson ... Jack the Ripper (uncredited)
Robert Kellard ... Policeman (uncredited)
John Kelly ... Meatballs - Hot-dog vendor (uncredited)
Lyle Latell ... Waiter serving Benny (uncredited)
Hal Le Sueur ... Reporter (uncredited)
George Lloyd ... Pipey, at the Birthday Party (uncredited)
Tommy Mack ... Soft Drink Vendor (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy ... Waiter (uncredited)
Pat McKee ... Handler (uncredited)
Sid Melton ... Fingers (at the birthday party) (uncredited)
Patty Moore ... Lefty Rogan's Wife (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Reporter (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Detective in Scully's Office (uncredited)
George Noisom ... Extra, as a Jockey in Jockey Room (uncredited)
Joe Oakie ... Spider Webb (uncredited)
Joey Ray ... Stephens' clerk (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Reporter in Abrams' Office (uncredited)
Jack Roper ... Mug (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... Italian at Wrestling Match Calling Nora's Hat 'Screwy' (uncredited)
Eddie Sim ... Mug (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith ... Policeman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ray Teal ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Dan Tobey ... Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent ... Mug at the Birthday Party (uncredited)
Tito Vuolo ... Louie (waiter pushing sea bass) (uncredited)
Fred Walburn ... First Kid on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Mug Shoving Waiter / Racetrack security guard (uncredited)

Will Wright ... Maguire - nervous ticket seller (uncredited)
Duke York ... Valentino (uncredited)
Joe Yule ... Henry, Racetrack Watchman (uncredited)
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Produced by
Hunt Stromberg .... producer
 
Original Music by
David Snell 
 
Cinematography by
William H. Daniels  (as William Daniels)
 
Film Editing by
Robert Kern  (as Robert J. Kern)
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Robert Kalloch (gowns) (as Kalloch)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Andre .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Paul Groesse .... associate art director
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
William Edmondson .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Lennie Hayton .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete

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