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The Thin Man

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The recently divorced Clyde Wynant discovers that his new girlfriend has stolen $50,000 and is carrying on with other men. Not long afterward, he disappears. Anxious to locate her father, Wynant's daughter goes to private detective Nick Charles for help.
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Featuring an involving mystery and sparkling repartee between William Powell and Myrna Loy, The Thin Man is an endlessly charming romp.

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Otis Ferguson The New Republic 01/22/2024
Because it has a book with good dialogue and sprightly movement to lean on, The Thin Man leans frankly on Hammett's novel for its effects. But The Thin Man also makes a very neat movie of itself. Go to Full Review Jess Mccabe Bitch Media 01/08/2021
It's hard not to love the whip-smart, hilarious Nora. Go to Full Review Times (UK) Staff The Times (UK) 11/03/2020
This film has the unusual merit of combining exciting adventure and genuine comedy. The two are so cleverly managed that the one never gets in the way of the other. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 29
4/4
This classic clicks on all cylinders. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 11/13/2024
5/5
The Thin Man still holds up over 90 years later. Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm 09/06/2024
3/4
Powell and Loy are delightful — slurrily sexy in the manner of the 1930s, when words and glances had to do all of the work. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alison T 12/17/2024 Witty, smart story with charismatic characters. See more GGL 12/03/2023 Great story and great chemistry movie actors. See more Christian K @ckacar Jan 27 An incredibly breezy whodunnit that is much more focused on the leads being charming and messing around then any sort of development of the mystery. See more Robert Dec 24 Trivia question..Who played the Thin Man in the original movie..answer: William Powell. Wrong! It was Edward Ellis. This film is and always will be a brilliant classic. It combines drama, mystery, and comedy in a seamless flowing style. Powell and Loy became Hollywood legends because of this film that went onto all their sequels. See more Ted B. @Movieaddicted Dec 21 4.0 stars; Dashiell Hammett's witty and clever dialogue transfers nicely into this iconic series. This initial episode (1934) was a great start and preview of good things to come. Rather than being a typical gumshoe-style detective, Nick Charles uses his intellect and a quick-witted, clever wife to solve mystery cases. In this feature, the daughter of an inventor gets Nick to search for her father, who has disappeared after being billed $50K by his former girlfriend. See more Michel V Oct 26 This movie didn't make much sense. To be honest I didn't know any of the actors and when looking around this movie seems to be part of a whole bunch of similar movies, so I think you should consider this movie more as an episode of a series. The acting is also a bit nervous or pumped up, seems like the style of those days, what's also weird is that a bunch of people get killed and shot, and it's all no big deal very different times than now. I think it's an interesting movie to watch out of curiosity and what films and people were like now nearly 90 years ago and they did have a certain style and autenticity ... might be fun to watch an other one of these, not sure. See more Read all reviews
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W. S. Van Dyke II

Director

William Powell

Nick Charles

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles

Maureen O'Sullivan

Dorothy Wynant

Nat Pendleton

Lt. John Guild

Minna Gombell

Mimi Jorgenson

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Synopsis The recently divorced Clyde Wynant discovers that his new girlfriend has stolen $50,000 and is carrying on with other men. Not long afterward, he disappears. Anxious to locate her father, Wynant's daughter goes to private detective Nick Charles for help.
Director
W. S. Van Dyke II
Producer
Hunt Stromberg
Screenwriter
Dashiell Hammett, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Cosmopolitan Films, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 1, 1934, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 33m
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