Top Billed Cast

William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dorothy Wynant
Nat Pendleton
Inspector John Guild
Minna Gombell
Mimi Wynant
Porter Hall
Herbert MacCaulay
Henry Wadsworth
Tommy
William Henry
Gilbert Wynant
Harold Huber
Arthur Nunheim
Cesar Romero
Chris Jorgenson
Natalie Moorhead
Julia Wolf
Edward Brophy
Joe Morelli
Edward Ellis
Clyde Wynant
Cyril Thornton
Tanner
Will Aubrey
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Augustin
Wynant's Butler (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
Janitress (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco
Detective (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Tui Bow
Stenographer (uncredited)
Raymond Brown
Police Dr. Walton (uncredited)
Ruth Channing
Mrs. Jorgenson (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)
Clay Clement
Quinn (uncredited)
Dorothy Compton
Maid at Dinner Party (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Reporter (uncredited)
John Dunsmuir
Boxer at Party (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Fighter at Party (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nick's Party Guest (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Apartment Clerk (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Reporter (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Detective (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Billy the Detective (uncredited)
John Irwin
'Face' Tefler (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Reporter (uncredited)
Sydney Jarvis
Witness (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Woman Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
John Larkin
Porter (uncredited)
Dixie Laughton
Janitress (uncredited)
Walter Long
Stutsy Burke (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta
Joe - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Bartender (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Detective Waiter (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Burly Party Waiter-Bodyguard (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Detective (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Detective (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Waiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Waiter Hired for Dinner (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Cop (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Crying Man at Party (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
Waiter (uncredited)
Gertrude Short
Marian (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Skippy
Asta (uncredited)
Pietro Sosso
Butler (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Police Captain (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Reporter (uncredited)
George Templeton
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Guest at Nick's Party (uncredited)
Huey White
Minor Role (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo - Waiter (uncredited)
Charles Williams
Fighter Manager (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sun Dec 23 2018

Waiter, will you serve the nuts? ...I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts? The Thin Man is directed by W. S. Van Dyke and co-written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. It is based on the Dashiell Hammett novel of the same name. Starring are William Powell and Myrna Loy, with support coming from Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall and Skippy as Astra the dog. William Axt scores the music and James Wong Howe is the cinematographer. Plot finds Powell and Loy as married couple, Nick and Nora Charles, he is a retired detective, she a good time heiress. Pl...