The Thin Man Goes
Home
(USA 1945)
Action/Adventure, 102
min, B&W
Directed by: Richard Thorpe
Nick Charles (William Powell) takes the family on a vacation to Sycamore
Springs to visit his parents, but naturally winds up embroiled in a murder case.
Leisurely entry, with even more comedy than usual. William Powell gives Myrna
Loy a good spanking with a newspaper.
Cast (in credits order)verified as
complete
William Powell.... Nicholas 'Nick' Charles
Myrna Loy.... Nora Charles
Lucile Watson.... Mrs. Charles
Gloria DeHaven.... Laurabelle 'Laura' Ronson (as Gloria De Haven)
Anne Revere.... Crazy Mary
Helen Vinson.... Helena Draque
Harry Davenport.... Doctor Bertram Charles
Leon Ames.... Edgar Draque
Donald Meek.... Willie Crump
Edward Brophy.... Brogan
Lloyd Corrigan.... Dr. Bruce Clayworth
Anita Sharp-Bolster.... Hilda, the Charles' Housekeeper (as Anita Bolster)
Ralph Brooks.... Peter Berton
Donald MacBride.... Police Chief 'Mac' MacGregor
Morris Ankrum.... Willoughby Peavy
Nora Cecil.... Miss Peavy /Mrs. Peavy
Minor Watson.... Sam Ronson
Irving Bacon.... Tom, Motel Proprietor
Virginia Sale.... Tom's Wife
Asta.... Himself (dog)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chester Clute.... The Drunk
Arthur Hohl.... Charlie
Lee Phelps.... Policeman
Anthony Warde.... Captain
Joe Yule.... Barber
Jean Acker.... Tart
Oliver Blake.... Reporter
Dick Botiller.... Big Man's Companion
Lucile Browne.... Skating Woman
Wally Cassell.... Bill Burns
Clancy Cooper.... Butcher in Montage
Joseph Crehan.... Clancy, Policeman at Railroad Station
Tom Dillon.... Police Officer
Tom Dugan.... Slugs Lannigan
Helen Eby-Rock.... Tart
Sarah Edwards.... Passenger on Train asking 'Why Should I?'
Rex Evans.... Fat Man in Train Passageway
Tom Fadden.... Train Passenger in
Passageway
Sam Flint.... Hotel Clerk
Dorothy Ford.... Tall Girl with Dog
Edward Gargan.... Mickey Finnigan
Connie Gilchrist.... Woman on Train with Baby
Sol Gorss.... Bartender in Pool Room
Joseph J. Greene.... Train Passenger
Jane Green.... Mrs. Hobby, Clayworth's Housekeeper
Charles Halton.... R.T. Tatum
Mickey Harris.... Contortionist
Harry Hayden.... Train Conductor
Robert Homans.... Railroad Clerk
Bill Hunter.... Police Officer
Frank Jaquet.... Train Passenger with Glasses Askew
Paul Langton.... Tom Clayworth
Mitchell Lewis.... Third Man Outside Barber Shop
Bert May.... Sailor
Mike Mazurki.... First Man Outside Barber Shop
Etta McDaniel.... Ronson's Maid
Catherine McLeod.... Daughter in Montage
Douglas Morrow....
Clarence Muse.... Porter on Train
Robert Emmett O'Connor.... Baggage Attendant on Train
Garry Owen.... Pool Player
Mickey Roth....
Bill Smith.... Skating Man
Ray Teal.... Second Man Outside Barber Shop
John Wengraf.... Big Man
Marjorie Wood.... Mother in Montage
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Writing credits
Robert Riskin (story) and
Harry Kurnitz (story)
Robert Riskin and
Dwight Taylor
Dashiell Hammett characters
Produced by
Everett Riskin.... producer
Original Music by
David Snell
Non-Original Music by
June Hershey (song "Deep in the Heart of Texas")
Mildred J. Hill (song "Happy Birthday to You")
Patty S. Hill (song "Happy Birthday to You")
Don Swander (song "Deep in the Heart of Texas")
Cinematography by
Karl Freund
Joseph Ruttenberg
Film Editing by
Ralph E. Winters
Art Direction by
Edward C. Carfagno (as Edward Carfagno)
Cedric Gibbons
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis
Production Management
Edward Woehler.... production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Jennings.... assistant director
Art Department
Mildred Griffiths.... associate set decorator
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer.... recording director
Edward Baravalle.... music mixer
James Burbridge.... unit sound mixer
Standish J. Lambert.... sound effects mixer
Standish J. Lambert.... sound re-recordist
Frank McKenzie.... sound effects mixer
Frank McKenzie.... sound re-recordist
M.J. McLaughlin.... music mixer
William Saracino.... music mixer
Robert Shirley.... sound effects mixer
Robert Shirley.... sound re-recordist
Newell Sparks.... sound effects mixer
Newell Sparks.... sound re-recordist
William Steinkamp.... sound effects mixer
William Steinkamp.... sound re-recordist
Michael Steinore.... sound effects mixer
Michael Steinore.... sound re-recordist
John A. Williams.... sound effects mixer
John A. Williams.... sound re-recordist
Other crew
Irene.... costume supervisor
Marion Herwood Keyes.... associate costume supervisor (as Marion Herwood)
Jeanette Bates.... dance director
Henry Eicheim.... music technical advisor
A. Arnold Gillespie.... transparency projection shots
June Hershey.... lyricist: "Deep in the Heart of Texas"
Harkness Smith.... second camera operator
Crew verified as complete
Production Companies
Loew's Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (USA) (theatrical)
Loew's Inc.
Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
Runtime: 100 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
