A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Acting
Powell and Loy's 14-film partnership starts here — pure magic.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it could cut glass and serve gin.
Direction
Shot in 16 days because Van Dyke trusted his actors.
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dorothy Wynant
Nat Pendleton
Inspector 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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The dog Asta was played by Skippy, who became so popular he got his own fan mail and later appeared in 'Bringing Up Baby.'
Made just before the Hays Code crackdown, it's packed with pre-code delights: casual adultery, heavy drinking played for laughs, and Nora's visible bedroom enthusiasm.
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