Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Acting
Powell and Loy invented on-screen marriage. Everyone else is copying.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches. No fat, all wit.
Direction
Van Dyke shot this in two weeks. Hollywood doesn't make 'em like this.
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Virginia Grey
Lois MacFay
Otto Kruger
Van Slack
C. Aubrey Smith
Colonel MacFay
Ruth Hussey
Dorothy Waters
Nat Pendleton
Lieutenant Guild
Patric Knowles
Dudley Horn
Tom Neal
Freddie Coleman
Phyllis Gordon
Mrs. Bellam
Sheldon Leonard
Phil Church
Don Costello
'Diamond Back' Vogel
Harry Bellaver
'Creeps' Binder
Muriel Hutchison
Smitty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Myrna Loy's least favorite Thin Man film because she hated working with the infant actors. She reportedly said: 'I don't like children, and they don't like me.'
The Asta the dog salary controversy made headlines—he earned $125/week while human extras got $3.50. Hollywood has always been weird about pay equity.
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