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| William Powell | ... | Nick Charles | |
| Myrna Loy | ... | Nora Charles | |
| Lucile Watson | ... | Mrs. Charles | |
| Gloria DeHaven | ... | Laura Ronson (as Gloria De Haven) | |
| Anne Revere | ... | Crazy Mary | |
| Helen Vinson | ... | Helena Draque | |
| Harry Davenport | ... | Dr. Bertram Charles | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Edgar Draque | |
| Donald Meek | ... | Willie Crump | |
| Edward Brophy | ... | Brogan | |
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | Dr. Bruce Clayworth | |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | ... | Hilda (as Anita Bolster) | |
| Ralph Brooks | ... | Peter Berton | |
| Donald MacBride | ... | Police Chief MacGregor | |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Willoughby | |
| Nora Cecil | ... | Miss Peavy | |
| Minor Watson | ... | Sam Ronson | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Tom | |
| Virginia Sale | ... | Tom's Wife | |
| Asta | ... | Asta | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Chester Clute | ... | The Drunk (scenes deleted) | |
| Arthur Hohl | ... | Charlie (scenes deleted) | |
| Lee Phelps | ... | Policeman (scenes deleted) | |
| Anthony Warde | ... | Captain (scenes deleted) | |
| Jean Acker | ... | Tart (uncredited) | |
| Oliver Blake | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Dick Botiller | ... | Big Man's Companion (uncredited) | |
| Lucile Browne | ... | Skating Woman (uncredited) | |
| Wally Cassell | ... | Bill Burns (uncredited) | |
| Clancy Cooper | ... | Butcher in Montage (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Crehan | ... | Clancy, Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited) | |
| Tom Dillon | ... | Police Officer (uncredited) | |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Slugs Lannigan (uncredited) | |
| Helen Eby-Rock | ... | Tart (uncredited) | |
| Sarah Edwards | ... | Passenger on Train asking 'Why Should I?' (uncredited) | |
| Rex Evans | ... | Fat Man in Train Passageway (uncredited) | |
| Tom Fadden | ... | Train Passenger in Passageway (uncredited) | |
| Sam Flint | ... | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Ford | ... | Tall Girl with Dog (uncredited) | |
| Edward Gargan | ... | Mickey Finnigan (uncredited) | |
| Connie Gilchrist | ... | Woman on Train with Baby (uncredited) | |
| Sol Gorss | ... | Bartender in Pool Room (uncredited) | |
| Joseph J. Greene | ... | Train Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Jane Green | ... | Mrs. Hobby, Clayworth's Housekeeper (uncredited) | |
| Charles Halton | ... | R.T. Tatum (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Harris | ... | Contortionist (uncredited) | |
| Harry Hayden | ... | Train Conductor (uncredited) | |
| Robert Homans | ... | Railroad Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Bill Hunter | ... | Police Officer (uncredited) | |
| Frank Jaquet | ... | Train Passenger with Glasses Askew (uncredited) | |
| Paul Langton | ... | Tom Clayworth (uncredited) | |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Third Man Outside Barber Shop (uncredited) | |
| Bert May | ... | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | First Man Outside Barber Shop (uncredited) | |
| Etta McDaniel | ... | Ronson's Maid (uncredited) | |
| Catherine McLeod | ... | Daughter in Montage (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Morrow | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Porter on Train (uncredited) | |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited) | |
| Garry Owen | ... | Pool Player (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Roth | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Bill Smith | ... | Skating Man (uncredited) | |
| Ray Teal | ... | Second Man Outside Barber Shop (uncredited) | |
| John Wengraf | ... | Big Man (uncredited) | |
| Marjorie Wood | ... | Mother in Montage (uncredited) | |
| Joe Yule | ... | Barber (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Richard Thorpe | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Robert Riskin | (story) and | |
| Harry Kurnitz | (story) | |
| Robert Riskin | (screenplay) and | |
| Dwight Taylor | (screenplay) | |
| Dashiell Hammett | (characters) | |
Produced by | |||
| Everett Riskin | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| David Snell | |||
| Lennie Hayton | (uncredited) | ||
| Bronislau Kaper | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Karl Freund | |||
| Joseph Ruttenberg | (uncredited) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ralph E. Winters | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Edward C. Carfagno | (as Edward Carfagno) | ||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Production Management | |||
| Edward Woehler | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Al Jennings | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Mildred Griffiths | .... | associate set decorator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
| James Burbridge | .... | unit sound mixer (uncredited) | |
| Standish J. Lambert | .... | sound effects mixer (uncredited) | |
| Standish J. Lambert | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
| Frank McKenzie | .... | sound effects mixer (uncredited) | |
| Frank McKenzie | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
| Robert Shirley | .... | sound effects mixer (uncredited) | |
| Robert Shirley | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
| Newell Sparks | .... | sound effects mixer (uncredited) | |
| Newell Sparks | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
| William Steinkamp | .... | sound effects mixer (uncredited) | |
| William Steinkamp | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
| Michael Steinore | .... | sound effects mixer (uncredited) | |
| Michael Steinore | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
| John A. Williams | .... | sound effects mixer (uncredited) | |
| John A. Williams | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| A. Arnold Gillespie | .... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Harkness Smith | .... | second camera operator (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Irene | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Marion Herwood Keyes | .... | associate costume supervisor (as Marion Herwood) | |
Music Department | |||
| Edward Baravalle | .... | music mixer (uncredited) | |
| Henry Eicheim | .... | music technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Wally Heglin | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| M.J. McLaughlin | .... | music mixer (uncredited) | |
| William Saracino | .... | music mixer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jeanette Bates | .... | dance director (uncredited) | |
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It's 1945, the trains are packed with people, Asta doesn't remain hidden under Nora's fur coat so Nick, Nora and Asta end up in the baggage car as they travel to Nick's home town. And Nick is drinking only cider - his father never approved of drink. Thus begins, "The Thin Man Goes Home," made as the war was ending and a lot of people whose lives had changed were thinking about going home.
Nick, it turns out, has an uneasy relationship with his doctor dad because he himself never became a doctor. When the inevitable mystery arises around a murder, Nora wants Nick to solve it to impress his dad.
The fact is, the scripts of "The Thin Man" series never mattered. It was always the acting and interaction of William Powell and Myrna Loy, and here, as usual, they're great - loving, flippant, and funny. Since Nick is always falling on the floor or getting hit on the head, it's hard for anyone to believe he's sober. At a charity dance, in order to do some investigating, he gives his dance tickets to a sailor and Nora becomes his partner. The dance scene is hilarious as the sailor tosses Nora all over the place and swings her around with the kind of maneuvers you see in pair figure skating.
The war is still on so the story involves espionage. A very young Gloria de Haven does nicely as a self-consciously over-dramatic young woman; Harry Davenport and Lucile Watson are great as Nick's parents; and the later blacklisted Anne Revere does a fine job as Crazy Mary.
William Powell could read the phone book with class and humor; Loy looks beautiful and their teamwork has never been better. Highly recommended.