“A laugh tops every thrilling moment!”
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dorothy Wynant
Nat Pendleton
Inspector John Guild
Minna Gombell
Mimi Wynant
Henry Wadsworth
Tommy
Porter Hall
Herbert MacCaulay
William Henry
Gilbert Wynant
Edward Ellis
Clyde Wynant
Edward Brophy
Joe Morelli
The Thin Man is a comedy, mystery, crime film released in 1934 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, police, detective, mistress, dinner, black and white. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, it stars William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan. A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
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