The Thin Man1934
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 31 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- A laugh tops every thrilling moment!
- Overview
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.
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery, Crime
- Released
- May 25, 1934
- Budget
- $226,408
- Revenue
- $1,423,000
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cosmopolitan Productions
Credits
Directing
- W.S. Van DykeDirector
- Lesley SelanderAssistant Director
Writing
- Albert HackettScreenplay
- Dashiell HammettNovel
- Frances GoodrichScreenplay
Art
- Cedric GibbonsArt Direction
- David TownsendAssistant Art Director
- Edwin B. WillisAssistant Art Director
Camera
- Ted AllenStill Photographer
- James Wong HoweDirector of Photography
- Clarence Sinclair BullStill Photographer
Costume & Make-Up
- Dolly TreeCostume Design
- Eugene JoseffOther
Crew
- Howard DietzPublic Relations
Editing
- Robert KernEditor
Production
- Hunt StrombergProducer
Sound
- Wayne AllenOrchestrator
- David SnellOrchestrator
- Maurice De PackhOrchestrator
- Jack VirgilOrchestrator
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- William AxtOriginal Music Composer
- Douglas ShearerSound Director
Trailers
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