"Their Merriest Hit! Mr. and Mrs. Thin Man Have a B-A-B-Y!"

1939

1h 43m

7.1(127 votes)

Comedy

Mystery

Crime

Overview

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.

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Cast & Crew

89 members

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William Powell

Nick Charles

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Myrna Loy

Nora Charles

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Virginia Grey

Lois MacFay

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Otto Kruger

Van Slack

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C. Aubrey Smith

Burr MacFay

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Ruth Hussey

Dorothy Waters

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Nat Pendleton

John Guild

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Patric Knowles

Dudley Horn

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Tom Neal

Freddie Coleman

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Phyllis Gordon

Isabella Bellam

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Sheldon Leonard

Phil Church

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Don Costello

"Diamond Back" Vogel

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Harry Bellaver

"Creeps" Binder

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William A. Poulsen

Nickie Charles

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Muriel Hutchison

Culverton "Smitty" Smith

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Abner Biberman

'Dum-Dum'

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Skippy

Asta

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Doodles Weaver

Gatekeeper (uncredited)

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Shemp Howard

Wacky (uncredited)

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Marjorie Main

Mrs. Dolley (uncredited)

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Murray Alper

Larry (uncredited)

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Sandra Andreva

Woman With Nick in Cafe (uncredited)

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William Bailey

Freight Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Roy Barcroft

Slim (uncredited)

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Brooks Benedict

West Indies Club Patron (uncredited)

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James Blaine

Policeman (uncredited)

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Charles Brokaw

State Trooper (uncredited)

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Paul E. Burns

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

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Eddie Buzard

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Anita Camargo

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

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Jack Rube Clifford

Policeman (uncredited)

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Frank Coletti

State Trooper (uncredited)

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Gino Corrado

West Indies Club Patron (uncredited)

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Nell Craig

Nursemaid #1 (uncredited)

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Carmen D'Antonio

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Joe Devlin

Barney (uncredited)

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Joe Downing

Hoodlum (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

Baggage Man (uncredited)

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Dick Elliott

Detective (uncredited)

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Matty Fain

Hoodlum (uncredited)

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Walter Fenner

Detective (uncredited)

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Miguel Fernández Mila

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Driver (uncredited)

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Edward Gargan

Detective Quinn (uncredited)

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Martín Garralaga

Pedro (uncredited)

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Eddie Gribbon

Baggage Man (uncredited)

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Rosemary Grimes

Woman With Nick in Cafe (uncredited)

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George Guhl

Second Gate Guard (uncredited)

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James Guilfoyle

Jake (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

Baggage Man #2 (uncredited)

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Edward Hearn

Detective (uncredited)

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Thomas E. Jackson

Detective (uncredited)

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Gladden James

Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

Detective (uncredited)

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Toni LaRue

Woman With Nick in Cafe (uncredited)

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George Lloyd

West Indies Club Patron (uncredited)

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Alphonse Martell

West Indies Club Waiter (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Spectator in Alley (uncredited)

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Pat McKee

Father (uncredited)

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Horace McMahon

MacFay's Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Rudolph Medina

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Tina Menard

Woman With Nick in Cafe (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

West Indies Club Patron (uncredited)

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Howard M. Mitchell

Policeman (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Butch (uncredited)

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Alberto Morin

West Indies Club Waiter (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Baggage Man (uncredited)

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Paul Newlan

Tom (uncredited)

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Nellie V. Nichols

Raphael's Mother (uncredited)

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William Pagan

Policeman (uncredited)

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Nestor Paiva

West Indies Club Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Eddie Parker

State Trooper (uncredited)

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Milton Parsons

Coroner (uncredited)

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Guy Repp

Waiter #1 (uncredited)

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Bert Roach

Cookie (uncredited)

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Claire Rochelle

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Constantine Romanoff

Tall Father in Derby (uncredited)

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Ronald R. Rondell

West Indies Club Patron (uncredited)

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Ramon Ros

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Police Photographer (uncredited)

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Lee Shumway

Policeman (uncredited)

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Rafael Alcayde

Gigolo (uncredited)

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Frank Sully

Pete (uncredited)

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William Tannen

State Trooper (uncredited)

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Stanley Taylor

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Fred Velasco

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Blanca Vischer

Woman With Nick in Cafe (uncredited)

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Richard Calderon

Raphael - Wacky's Baby (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

West Indies Club Patron (uncredited)

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