The Thin Man (1934) Cast & Crew

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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke.

Cast

• William Powell as Nick Charles
• Myrna Loy as Nora Charles
• Maureen O'Sullivan as Dorothy Wynant
• Nat Pendleton as Inspector Guild
• Minna Gombell as Mimi Wynant
• Porter Hall as Herbert MacCaulay
• Henry Wadsworth as Tommy
• William Henry as Gilbert Wynant
• Harold Huber as Arthur Nunheim
• Cesar Romero as Chris Jorgenson
• Natalie Moorhead as Julia Wolf
• Edward Brophy as Joe Morelli
• Edward Ellis as Clyde Wynant
• Cyril Thornton as Tanner
• William Augustin as Wynant's Butler (uncredited)
• Polly Bailey as Janitress (uncredited)
• Arthur Belasco as Detective (uncredited)
• Brooks Benedict as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
• Tui Bow as Stenographer (uncredited)
• Raymond Brown as Dr. Walton (uncredited)
• Ruth Channing as Mrs. Jorgenson (uncredited)
• Jack Cheatham as Detective (uncredited)
• Clay Clement as Quinn (uncredited)
• Dorothy Compton as Maid at Dinner Party (uncredited)
• Nick Copeland as Reporter (uncredited)
• John Dunsmuir as Boxer at Party (uncredited)
• Pat Flaherty as Fighter at Party (uncredited)
• Bess Flowers as Nick's Party Guest (uncredited)
• Douglas Fowley as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• Christian J. Frank as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
• Kay Garrett as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• Kenneth Gibson as Apartment Clerk (uncredited)
• Dick Gordon as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
• Creighton Hale as Reporter (uncredited)
• Sherry Hall as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• Edward Hearn as Detective (uncredited)
• Robert Homans as Billy (uncredited)
• John Irwin as Face Tefler (uncredited)
• Thomas E. Jackson as Reporter (uncredited)
• Sydney Jarvis as Witness (uncredited)

Crew

• W.S. Van Dyke — Director
• Dashiell Hammett — Novel
• Albert Hackett — Screenplay
• Frances Goodrich — Screenplay
• James Wong Howe — Director of Photography
• Hunt Stromberg — Producer
• William Axt — Original Music Composer

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