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Rating: 8 stars

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The Thin Man (1934)

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Mystery | Comedy | Crime

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Overview

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Rated NR | Length 91 minutes

Actors

William Powell | Myrna Loy | Maureen O'Sullivan | Nat Pendleton | Minna Gombell | Porter Hall | Henry Wadsworth | William Henry | Harold Huber | Cesar Romero | Natalie Moorhead | Edward Brophy | Edward Ellis | Cyril Thornton | Will Aubrey | William Augustin | Polly Bailey | Arthur Belasco | Brooks Benedict | Tui Bow | Raymond Brown | Ruth Channing | Jack Cheatham | Clay Clement | Dorothy Compton | Nick Copeland | John Dunsmuir | Pat Flaherty | Bess Flowers | Douglas Fowley | Christian J. Frank | Kay Garrett | Kenneth Gibson | Dick Gordon | Creighton Hale | Sherry Hall | Edward Hearn | Robert Homans | John Irwin | Thomas E. Jackson | Sydney Jarvis | Tiny Jones | Kenner G. Kemp | John Larkin | Dixie Laughton | Walter Long | Fred Malatesta | Hans Moebus | William H. O'Brien | Frank O'Connor | Henry Otho | Garry Owen | Lee Phelps | Alexander Pollard | Albert Pollet | Bob Reeves | Bert Roach | Rolfe Sedan | Gertrude Short | Lee Shumway | Skippy | Pietro Sosso | Ben Taggart | Phil Tead | George Templeton | Harry Tenbrook | Huey White | Leo White | Charles Williams

Viewing History (seen 4 times)

Viewing Notes

First visit to the Tivoli Theater. Perfect film to see there. That theater rocks!

I really like this movie primarily for Myrna Loy and William Powell and their excellent portrayal of Nora and Nick Charles. The chemistry between them is pitch perfect. They really elevate the entire story which isn’t handled very well in the screen adaptation. The book is excellent but a lot of it was removed for the movie version making it more convoluted and less impactful when it reaches conclusion.

Still a fun watch and a good one to see in theater with a crowd. Glad I made the effort to get to Downers Grove to view this. Now I want to revisit all the subsequent films.

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