The Thin Man

About The Thin Man

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.

The Thin Man is a 1934 comedy crime film directed by W.S. Van Dyke. At 91 minutes long, it arrived in May 1934.

The film is filed under audacious, missing person, pre-code, and private detective.

William Powell stars as Nick Charles, Myrna Loy as Nora Charles, Maureen O'Sullivan as Dorothy Wynant, and Nat Pendleton as Inspector Guild. The screenplay is by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich.

Psycho, Scarface, and Trancers make useful companions to The Thin Man, all filed under black and white and detective. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 568 votes and it carries a NR rating.