W. S. Van Dyke II Director William Powell Nick Charles Actor Myrna Loy Nora Charles Actor Maureen O'Sullivan Dorothy Wynant Actor Nat Pendleton Lt. John Guild Actor Minna Gombell Mimi Jorgenson Actor Porter Hall MacCauley Actor Henry Wadsworth Tommy Actor William Henry Gilbert Wynant Actor Harold Huber Nunheim Actor Cesar Romero Chris Jorgenson Actor Natalie Moorhead Julia Wolf Actor Edward Brophy Joe Morelli Actor Edward Ellis Clyde Wynant Actor Cyril Thornton Tanner Actor Thomas Jackson Reporter (uncredited) Actor Creighton Hale Reporter (uncredited) Actor Phil Tead Reporter (uncredited) Actor Nick Copeland Reporter (uncredited) Actor George Templeton Reporter (uncredited) Actor Ruth Channing Mrs. Jorgenson (uncredited) Actor Gertrude Short Marion (uncredited) Actor Clay Clement Quinn (uncredited) Actor Robert E. Homans Billy the Detective (uncredited) Actor Raymond Brown Dr. Walton (uncredited) Actor Douglas V. Fowley Taxi Driver (uncredited) Actor Dashiell Hammett Writer Albert Hackett Screenwriter Frances Goodrich Screenwriter Hunt Stromberg Producer William Axt Original Music, Original Music James Wong Howe Cinematographer Robert Kern Film Editing Cedric Gibbons Art Director David Townsend Associate Art Direction Edwin B. Willis Associate Art Direction Douglas Shearer Recording Director Dolly Tree Wardrobe