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The Thin Man

1934
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Mistaken identity, Divorce, Missing persons, Detectives, Marriage, Inventors, Dogs, Mistresses, Lawyers, Family relationships

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Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan
Director: W. S. Van Dyke
Writer: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Cinematographer: James Wong Howe
Editor: Robert J. Kern
Production Designers: Cedric Gibbons
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.

THE THIN MAN (1934) was first in the series of highly successful mysteries pairing Myrna Loy and William Powell. M-G-M initially didn’t believe the project would be a hit, but it went on to receive four Oscar® nominations. Some of its dialogue was found to be offensive and was censored by exhibitors… Learn more at the AFI Catalog

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