The Thin Man [Blu-ray]

Director: W.S. Van Dyke II

Overview

In this film, Edward Ellis plays a mean-spirited inventor. The recently-divorced Ellis discovers that his new girlfriend has stolen $50,000 and is carrying on with other men. Not long afterward, he disappears. Anxious to locate her father, Ellis' daughter Maureen O'Sullivan goes to private detective Nick Charles for help.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/30/2019
UPC:	0883929684489
Original Release:	1934
Rating:	NR
Presentation:	[B&W]
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	14,366

Special Features

1936 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast starring Powell and Loy (Audio Only); 1957 Episode of The Thin Man television series, "Scene of the Crime"; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Powell	Nick Charles
Myrna Loy	Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan	Dorothy Wynant
Nat Pendleton	Lt. John Guild
Minna Gombell	Mimi Wynant
Porter Hall	MacCauley,Taxi Driver
Henry Wadsworth	Tommy
William Henry	Gilbert Wynant
Harold Huber	Nunheim
Cesar Romero	Chris Jorgenson
Natalie Moorhead	Julia Wolf
Edward Brophy	Joe Morelli,Joe Morelli
Thomas Jackson	Reporter,Actor
Creighton Hale	Reporter
Phil Tead	Reporter
Nick Copeland	Reporter
Dink Templeton	Reporter
Ruth Channing	Mrs. Jorgenson
Edward Ellis	Clyde Wynant
Gertrude Short	Marion
Clay Clement	Quinn
Cyril Thornton	Tanner
Robert E. Homans	Bill the Detective
Raymond Brown	Dr. Walton
Douglas Fowley	Taxi Driver
Polly Bailey	Janitress
Dixie Laughton	Janitress
Arthur Belasco	Detective
Edward Hearn	Detective
Garry Owen	Detective
Fred Malatesta	Headwaiter
Rolfe Sedan	Waiter
Leo White	Waiter,Tefler
Walter Long	Stutsy Burke
Kenneth Gibson	Apartment Clerk
Tui Lorraine	Stenographer
Bert Roach	Foster
Ben Taggart	Police Captain
Charles Williams	Fight Manager
John Larkin	Porter
Harry Tenbrook	Guest
Pat Flaherty	Cop/Fighter
William Axt	Composer

Technical Credits

Frances Goodrich

Albert Hackett

Frances Goodrich	Screenwriter
Albert Hackett	Screenwriter
Hunt Stromberg	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The Thin Man works because of the chemistry between stars William Powell and Myrna Loy, and because screenwriters Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich had the good sense to transfer Dashiell Hammett's source novel to the screen without substantial alterations to the story. Planned by MGM as a lower-profile release, the film nonetheless featured first-rate talent in front of and behind the camera, including director W.S. Van Dyke, cinematographer James Wong Howe, art director Cedric Gibbons, and sound engineer Douglas Shearer. Shearer's role was of substantial importance in naturalistically capturing the casual banter of the stars and creating the film's atmosphere of sophistication and wit. The supporting cast features consistently good performances, with Maureen O'Sullivan the standout. Unlike many MGM films of the 1930s, the production design is understated, as the stars and the screenplay take center stage. Surprisingly popular at the box office, The Thin Man was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture.