[RUFF] [GROWLING]

Description: Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when Nora's brother-in-law is murdered. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's sister, Selma.

Cast:
Nick Charles: William Powell
Nora: Myrna Loy
David: James Stewart
Selma: Elissa Landi
'Dancer': Joseph Calleia
Aunt Katherine: Jessie Ralph
Robert: Alan Marshal
Casper: Teddy Hart
Abrams: Sam Levene
Polly: Penny Singleton
Lum Kee: William Law
Dr. Kammer: George Zucco
Phil: Paul Fix
Mrs. Asta: Mrs. Asta
Escort of Dizzy Blonde: Jack Adair
Singer at Welcome Home Party: Eadie Adams
Filing Clerk in Morgue: Ernie Alexander
Minor Role: Jimmie Lucas
The Kid: Murray Alper
Drunk: Charles Arnt
Wrester's Manager: Vince Barnett
Newsboy: William 'Billy' Benedict
San Francisco Policeman: James Blaine
Specialty Dancer: Marion Sheldon
Nightclub Patron: Jack Richardson
Party Guest: Paul Power
Thug: Lew Harvey
Reporter: Fred Santley
Burton Forrest: Harlan Briggs
Cousin Lucius: William Burgess
Joe: Joe Caits
Man Reading Newspaper: James Carlisle
Maid: Phyllis Coghlan
Chorus Girl: Jane Talent
Trainman: Heinie Conklin
Photographer: Jack Raymond
Girl with Fireman: Ethel Jackson
Iceman: Richard Cramer
Bartender: Jack Daley
Bill: Edgar Dearing
Servant: Cecil Elliott
Warden: Frank Fanning
Chinese Waiter: Chester Gan
Rose: Mary Gordon
Cousin Helen: Maude Turner Gordon
Detective: Monte Vandergrift
Newspaper Distributor: Fred Graham
Red Cap: Jesse Graves
Plainclothesman: Tom McGuire
Policeman at Party: George Guhl
Butcher Boy: Ben Hall
First News Radio Announcer: Sam Hayes
Screwy: Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Man Rehearsing Welcome Speech: Arthur Housman
Harold the Chauffer: John Kelly
Aunt Hattie: Edith Kingdon
The General: Clarence Kolb
Polly's Admirer: Hal Le Sueur
Man in the Mob: Harry Leroy
Station Agent: Bert Lindley
Headwaiter: Richard Loo
Cop: Charles McMurphy
Sexy Blonde: Sue Moore
Boyfriend of Girl Standing on Hands: Kewpie Morgan
Singing Guest: Paddy O'Flynn
Taxi Driver: Frank Otto
Man Standing on Hands: Harvey Parry
Flop House Proprietor: Lee Phelps
Willie the Weeper: Joe Phillips
Uncle Willie: Thomas Pogue
Surprised Policeman Who Shot at Mirror: Richard Powell
Dudley: George Reed
Henry the Butler: Tom Ricketts
Girl Working with Jerry: Jeanie Roberts
Wrestler at Party: Constantine Romanoff
San Francisco Detective: Dick Rush
Man at Piano: Bert Scott
Cousin Emily: Alice H. Smith
Eddie: George Taylor
Aunt Lucy: Zeffie Tilbury
Hat Check Girl: Edith Trivers
Ballistics Man: Charles Trowbridge
Fingers: Harry Tyler
Police Captain: Guy Usher
Charlotte: Dorothy Vaughan
Prison Matron: Lucille Ward
Leader of Late Crowd: Bobby Watson
Fireman at Party: Norman Willis
Peter - Nick's Butler: Eric Wilton
'Respectable' Man in Car: William Worthington
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Written by: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Dashiell Hammett

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date: 25 Dec 1936