William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure-class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. Release date: May 25, 1934 (USA) Director: W. S. Van Dyke Story by: Dashiell Hammett Sequel: After the Thin Man Screenplay: W. S. Van Dyke, Frances Goodrich

THE THIN MAN ('34) co-stars Myrna Loy and William Powell appeared in more than a dozen films together from 1934 until 1947, making them one of the most prolific screen pairings of all time. In her autobiography, Loy recalled, "From the very first scene, a curious thing passed between us, a feeling of rhythm, complete understanding, an instinct of how one could bring out the best in the other. In all our work together, you can see this strange — I don’t know what... a kind of rapport. It wasn’t c