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1934 • 1h 31min • TV-PG • Mystery, Comedy, Crime

The Thin Man

"A laugh tops every thrilling moment!"

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

IMDb 7.9

RT 98%

MC 86

Director

W.S. Van Dyke

Writers

Albert Hackett

Dashiell Hammett

Frances Goodrich

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William Powell

Nick Charles

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles

Maureen O'Sullivan

Dorothy Wynant

Nat Pendleton

Inspector John Guild

Minna Gombell

Mimi Wynant

Henry Wadsworth

Tommy

Porter Hall

Herbert MacCaulay

William Henry

Gilbert Wynant

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