Cast & Crew

Directed by

W.S. Van Dyke

Writing Credits

Albert Hackett
(screen play) and
Frances Goodrich
(screen play)
Dashiell Hammett
(from the novel by)

Cast

William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dorothy Wynant
Nat Pendleton
Lt. John Guild
Minna Gombell
Mimi Jorgenson
Porter Hall
Herbert MacCaulay
Henry Wadsworth
Tommy
William Henry
Gilbert Wynant
Harold Huber
Nunheim
Cesar Romero
Chris Jorgenson
Natalie Moorhead
Julia Wolf
Edward Brophy
Morelli
Edward Ellis
Clyde Wynant
Cyril Thornton
Tanner
Asta
Asta
Will Aubrey
Minor Role
William Augustin
Wynant's Butler
Polly Bailey
Janitress
Arthur Belasco
Detective
Brooks Benedict
Night Club Patron
Tui Bow
Stenographer
Raymond Brown
Dr. Walton
Ruth Channing
Mrs. Jorgenson
Jack Cheatham
Detective
Clay Clement
Quinn
Dorothy Compton
Maid at Dinner Party
Nick Copeland
Reporter
John Dunsmuir
Boxer at Party
Pat Flaherty
Fighter at Party
Bess Flowers
Nick's Party Guest
Douglas Fowley
Taxi Driver
Christian J. Frank
Plainclothesman
Kay Garrett
Nightclub Patron
Kenneth Gibson
Apartment Clerk
Dick Gordon
Nightclub Patron
Creighton Hale
Reporter
Sherry Hall
Taxi Driver
Edward Hearn
Detective
Robert Homans
Billy the Detective
John Irwin
'Face' Peppler
Thomas E. Jackson
Reporter
Sydney Jarvis
Witness
Tiny Jones
Woman Buying Newspaper
Kenner G. Kemp
Night Club Patron
John Larkin
Porter
Dixie Laughton
Janitress
Walter Long
Studsy Burke
Fred Malatesta
Joe - Headwaiter
Hans Moebus
Nightclub Patron
William H. O'Brien
Bartender
Frank O'Connor
Detective Waiter
Henry Otho
Detective Waiter
Garry Owen
Detective
Lee Phelps
Detective
Alexander Pollard
Waiter Hired for Dinner
Albert Pollet
Waiter Hired for Dinner
Bob Reeves
Cop
Bert Roach
Foster
Rolfe Sedan
Waiter
Gertrude Short
Marion
Lee Shumway
Plainclothesman
Pietro Sosso
Butler
Ben Taggart
Police Captain
Phil Tead
Reporter
George Templeton
Reporter
Harry Tenbrook
Guest at Nick's Party
Huey White
Minor Role
Leo White
Leo - Waiter
Charles Williams
Fighter Manager

Produced by

Hunt Stromberg
producer

Music by

William Axt
(as Dr. William Axt) (musical score by)

Cinematography by

James Wong Howe
(photographed by)

Editing by

Robert Kern
film editor (as Robert J. Kern)

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lesley Selander
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

David Townsend
associate art director
Edwin B. Willis
associate art director
Gösta Åberg
poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director

Camera and Electrical Department

Ted Allan
still photographer (uncredited)
Clarence Sinclair Bull
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dolly Tree
wardrobe
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Wayne Allen
orchestrator (uncredited)
Maurice De Packh
orchestrator (uncredited)
David Snell
orchestrator (uncredited)
Jack Virgil
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Howard Dietz
press agent (uncredited)
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