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| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke | 
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| Writer: | Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Dashiell Hammett | 
| Staring: | 
| Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1936 | 
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| Director: | W.S. Van Dyke | 
| Writer: | Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Dashiell Hammett | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Mystery | 
| Keywords | new year's eve, husband wife relationship, nightclub, married couple, murder, whodunit, black and white, private detective, murder investigation, thin man | 
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $3,165,000 Budget: $673,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| William Powell | Nick Charles | 
| Myrna Loy | Nora Charles | 
| James Stewart | David Graham | 
| Elissa Landi | Selma Forrest Landis | 
| Joseph Calleia | 'Dancer' | 
| Jessie Ralph | Aunt Katherine Forrest | 
| Alan Marshal | Robert Landis | 
| Teddy Hart | Floyd Casper | 
| Sam Levene | Lt. Abrams | 
| Penny Singleton | Polly Byrnes | 
| William Law | Lum Kee | 
| George Zucco | Dr. Adolph Kammer | 
| Paul Fix | Phil Byrnes / Ralph West | 
| Skippy | Asta | 
| Ward Bond | Party Guest (uncredited) | 
| Donald Briggs | Reporter (uncredited) | 
| Mary Gordon | Rose (uncredited) | 
| Allen 'Farina' Hoskins | Screwy (uncredited) | 
| Hal Le Sueur | Polly's Admirer (uncredited) | 
| Roger Moore | Reporter (uncredited) | 
| Tom Ricketts | Henry the Butler (uncredited) | 
| Constantine Romanoff | Wrestler at Party (uncredited) | 
| Zeffie Tilbury | Aunt Lucy (uncredited) | 
| Sue Moore | Sexy Blonde (uncredited) | 
| Lucille Ward | Prison Matron (uncredited) | 
| Harry Tyler | Fingers (uncredited) | 
| Murray Alper | The Kid (uncredited) | 
| John Kelly | Harold the Chauffer (uncredited) | 
| William Benedict | Newsboy (uncredited) | 
| James Carlisle | Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) | 
| Charles Fogel | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| W.S. Van Dyke | Director | 
| Frances Goodrich | Screenplay | 
| Albert Hackett | Screenplay | 
| Dashiell Hammett | Story | 
| Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer | 
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction | 
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision | 
| Edwin B. Willis | Assistant Art Director | 
| Robert Kern | Editor | 
| Oliver T. Marsh | Director of Photography | 
| Edward Ward | Original Music Composer | 
| Seymour Felix | Choreographer | 
| Dolly Tree | Costumer | 
| Harry McAfee | Assistant Art Director | 
| Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Hunt Stromberg | Producer | 
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