---
title: 'The Thin Man (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'W. S. Van Dyke'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-thin-man-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025878/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Thin Man (1934)

1934 · 91 min · Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure-class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married Nora, a wealthy heiress accustomed to high society. Their wire-haired fox terrier Asta was played by canine actor Skippy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [W. S. Van Dyke](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-s-van-dyke), [Lesley Selander](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesley-selander)
- **Screenplay:** [Dashiell Hammett](https://cinepixo.com/people/dashiell-hammett), [Frances Goodrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-goodrich), [Albert Hackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-hackett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Producer:** [Hunt Stromberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hunt-stromberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Wong Howe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong-howe)
- **Editor:** [Robert J. Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-kern)

## Cast

- [Edward Ellis](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ellis)
- [Cesar Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesar-romero)
- [Fred Malatesta](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-malatesta)
- [Maureen O'Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/maureen-o-sullivan)
- [Myrna Loy](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-loy)
- [Rolfe Sedan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolfe-sedan)
- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [William "Bill" Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bill-henry)
- [Minna Gombell](https://cinepixo.com/people/minna-gombell)
- [Leo White](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-white)
- [Skippy](https://cinepixo.com/people/skippy)
- [Pat Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-flaherty-2)
- [Natalie Moorhead](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-moorhead)
- [Charles Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-williams-3)
- [Edward Brophy](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-brophy)

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