The Thin Man
1934 · directed by W.S. Van Dyke
- Rating
- 83/100
- Hit
- yes
Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.
The Thin Man (1934), directed by W.S. Van Dyke, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- William Powell
- Myrna Loy
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Nat Pendleton
- Minna Gombell
- Porter Hall
- Henry Wadsworth
- William Henry
- Harold Huber
- Cesar Romero
Crew
- James Wong Howe — Director of Photography
- Robert Kern — Editor
- William Axt — Original Music Composer
- Albert Hackett — Screenplay
- Frances Goodrich — Screenplay
More from W.S. Van Dyke
- I Love You Again (1940) — 84/100 · hit
- After the Thin Man (1936) — 79/100
- Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) — 78/100
- San Francisco (1936) — 78/100
- Manhattan Melodrama (1934) — 75/100
- Another Thin Man (1939) — 73/100
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