Cast & Crew

Directed by

Richard Thorpe

Writing Credits

Robert Riskin
(screen play) and
Dwight Taylor
(screen play)
Robert Riskin
(from an original story by) and
Harry Kurnitz
(from an original story by)
Dashiell Hammett
(based on the characters created by)

Cast

William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Lucile Watson
Mrs. Charles
Gloria DeHaven
Laura Ronson
Anne Revere
Crazy Mary
Helen Vinson
Helena Draque
Harry Davenport
Dr. Bertram Charles
Leon Ames
Edgar Draque
Donald Meek
Willie Crump
Edward Brophy
Brogan
Lloyd Corrigan
Dr. Bruce Clayworth
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Hilda
Ralph Brooke
Peter Berton
Donald MacBride
Police Chief MacGregor
Morris Ankrum
Willoughby
Nora Cecil
Miss Peavy
Minor Watson
Sam Ronson
Irving Bacon
Tom
Virginia Sale
Tom's Wife
Asta
Asta
Jean Acker
Tart
Fred Aldrich
Train Passenger
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
Studs Lonnegan
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 Finnegan
Connie Gilchrist
Woman on Train with Baby
Sol Gorss
Bartender in Pool Room
Jane Green
Miss Harvey - Clayworth's Housekeeper
Joseph J. Greene
Train Passenger
Charles Halton
R.T. Tatum
Mickey Harris
Contortionist
Harry Hayden
Train Conductor
Robert Homans
Railroad Clerk
Bill Hunter
Police Officer
Virginia Hunter
Girl at Charity Dance
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
Mathew McCue
Pool Hall Patron
Etta McDaniel
Ronson's Maid
Claire McDowell
Train Passenger in Passageway
Catherine McLeod
Daughter in Montage
Howard M. Mitchell
Train Passenger
Clarence Muse
Porter on Train
William H. O'Brien
Train Passenger
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Baggage Attendant on Train
Garry Owen
Pool Player
Jack Perry
Man in Pool Hall Brawl
Mitchell Rhein
Soldier
Robert Robinson
Train Passenger
Paul Russell
Bazaar Guest
Scott Seaton
Train Passenger
Sammy Shack
Pool Hall Patron
Bill Smith
Skating Man
Ray Teal
Second Man Outside Barber Shop
Sid Troy
Pool Hall Patron
Dorothy Tuttle
Minor Role
John Wengraf
Big Man
Marjorie Wood
Mother in Montage
Joe Yule
Barber

Produced by

Everett Riskin
producer

Music by

David Snell
Lennie Hayton
(uncredited)
Bronislau Kaper
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Karl Freund
director of photography
Joseph Ruttenberg
(uncredited)

Editing by

Ralph E. Winters
film editor

Art Direction by

Edward C. Carfagno
(as Edward Carfagno)
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis
(set decorations)

Production Management

Edward Woehler
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Al Jennings
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Mildred Griffiths
associate set decorator
Frank Wesselhoff
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
James Burbridge
unit sound mixer (uncredited)
Standish J. Lambert
sound effects mixer (uncredited) / sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Frank McKenzie
sound effects mixer (uncredited) / sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Robert Shirley
sound effects mixer (uncredited) / sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Newell Sparks
sound effects mixer (uncredited) / sound re-recordist (uncredited)
William Steinkamp
sound effects mixer (uncredited) / sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Michael Steinore
sound effects mixer (uncredited) / sound re-recordist (uncredited)
John A. Williams
sound effects mixer (uncredited) / sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

A. Arnold Gillespie
transparency projection shots (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Harkness Smith
second camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Irene
costume supervisor
Marion Herwood Keyes
associate costume supervisor (as Marion Herwood)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Edward Baravalle
music mixer (uncredited)
Henry Eicheim
music technical advisor (uncredited)
Wally Heglin
orchestrator (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin
music mixer (uncredited)
William Saracino
music mixer (uncredited)
Max Terr
composer: trailer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Jeanette Bates
dance director (uncredited)
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