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Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.

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Awards
Won the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture (1935)
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Box office
Grossed $1.42M worldwide, about 6.3 times its $226K budget
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Based on
Based on The Thin Man
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Sequels
Followed by After the Thin Man
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Collection
Part of The Thin Man Collection
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Music
Music by William Axt
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Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Writers: Dashiell HammettNovel
Albert HackettScreenplay
Frances GoodrichScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: May 25, 1934
Original language: English
Budget: $226.4K
Revenue: $1.4M
Countries: United States of America
Collection: The Thin Man Collection

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