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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) -- Nick and Nora are at their wise-cracking best as they investigate murder and racketeering at a local race-track.
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Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Writers:
Dashiell Hammett (characters)
Harry Kurnitz (story)
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Release Date:
November 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama | Mystery | Crime more
Tagline:
Hey everybody, my folks are back on the trail of the dog-gondest mystery you ever saw! They're Wackier Than Ever! more
Plot:
Nick and Nora are at their wise-cracking best as they investigate murder and racketeering at a local race-track. full summary | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Comedy Scriptwriter Brecher Dies
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

William Powell ... Nick Charles

Myrna Loy ... Nora Charles
Barry Nelson ... Paul Clarke - reporter

Donna Reed ... Molly - Stephens' receptionist
Sam Levene ... Lieutenant Abrams
Alan Baxter ... 'Whitey' Barrow
Henry O'Neill ... Major Jason I. Sculley
Richard Hall ... Nick Charles, Jr. (as Dickie Hall)
Stella Adler ... Claire Porter / Clara Peters
Loring Smith ... 'Link' Stephens - Gambling syndicate boss
Joseph Anthony ... Fred Macy - Stephens' deputy
Lou Lubin ... 'Rainbow' Benny
Louise Beavers ... Stella
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Aldrich Bowker ... Watchman (scenes deleted)
Arthur Aylesworth ... Second Coroner (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco ... Policeman (uncredited)
Sheldon Bennett ... Mario (uncredited)
John Berkes ... Paleface (uncredited)
Sam Bernard ... Counterman (uncredited)
Ted Billings ... Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

Oliver Blake ... Fenster - Stephens' attorney (uncredited)

Frankie Burke ... Jockey Buddy Burns (uncredited)
Harry Burns ... Janitor at Benny's apt. bldg. (uncredited)
Charles Calvert ... Wrestling Referee (uncredited)
Ken Christy ... Detective Bringing in Macy (uncredited)
Tom Coleman ... Cop (uncredited)
Inez Cooper ... Woman in Cab (uncredited)
Noel Cravat ... Baku - Claire Porter's chauffeur (uncredited)
Cliff Danielson ... Reporter (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis ... Mug (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing ... Motorcycle cop tickets Nick on bridge (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing ... Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Devlin ... Mug Starting Fight at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds ... Barrow's Landlady (uncredited)
John Dilson ... First Coroner (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch ... Mug at Birthday Party (uncredited)
David Dornack ... Lefty Rogan's Kid (uncredited)
Bill Fisher ... Watchman (uncredited)
James Flavin ... 1st cop greets Nick at racetrack (uncredited)

Ava Gardner ... Passerby (uncredited)
Cardiff Giant ... Bouncing Chuck Tschekov (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert ... Lana, Spider Webb's Girl (uncredited)
Matt Gilman ... Waiter with Steak (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... Waiter with Steak (uncredited)
Kit Guard ... Man at Wrestling Match Next to Italian (uncredited)
Hardboiled Haggerty ... Mug (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Policeman in Molly's Office (uncredited)
Arch Hendricks ... Photographer (uncredited)
Bob Ireland ... Policeman (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome ... Reporter (uncredited)
Tor Johnson ... Jack the Ripper (uncredited)
Robert Kellard ... Policeman (uncredited)
John Kelly ... Meatballs - Hot-dog vendor (uncredited)
Lyle Latell ... Waiter serving Benny (uncredited)
Hal Le Sueur ... Reporter (uncredited)
George Lloyd ... Pipey, at the Birthday Party (uncredited)
Tommy Mack ... Soft Drink Vendor (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy ... Waiter (uncredited)
Pat McKee ... Handler (uncredited)
Sid Melton ... Fingers (at the birthday party) (uncredited)
Patty Moore ... Lefty Rogan's Wife (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Reporter (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Detective in Scully's Office (uncredited)
George Noisom ... Extra, as a Jockey in Jockey Room (uncredited)
Joe Oakie ... Spider Webb (uncredited)
Joey Ray ... Stephens' clerk (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Reporter in Abrams' Office (uncredited)
Jack Roper ... Mug (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... Italian at Wrestling Match Calling Nora's Hat 'Screwy' (uncredited)
Eddie Sim ... Mug (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith ... Policeman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ray Teal ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Dan Tobey ... Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent ... Mug at the Birthday Party (uncredited)
Tito Vuolo ... Louie (waiter pushing sea bass) (uncredited)
Fred Walburn ... First Kid on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Mug Shoving Waiter / Racetrack security guard (uncredited)

Will Wright ... Maguire - nervous ticket seller (uncredited)
Duke York ... Valentino (uncredited)
Joe Yule ... Henry, Racetrack Watchman (uncredited)
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Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke  (as Maj. W.S. Van Dyke II)
 
Writing credits
Dashiell Hammett (characters)

Harry Kurnitz (story)

Irving Brecher (screenplay) and
Harry Kurnitz (screenplay)

Produced by
Hunt Stromberg .... producer
 
Original Music by
David Snell 
 
Cinematography by
William H. Daniels  (as William Daniels)
 
Film Editing by
Robert Kern  (as Robert J. Kern)
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Robert Kalloch (gowns) (as Kalloch)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Andre .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Paul Groesse .... associate art director
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
William Edmondson .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Lennie Hayton .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7707)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The fourth of six "Thin Man" movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Nick is pulled over by the motorcycle cop for speeding, the window on Nora's side of the car changes from being up when as the car slows down, to completely down when it stops. more
Quotes:
Nora Charles: He's getting more like his father everyday.
Estrellita: He sure is. This morning he was playing with a corkscrew.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kingdom of the Vampire (2007) (V) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A Dead Jockey, 6 November 2006
7/10
Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

The fourth Thin Man outing, Shadow of the Thin Man finds Nick and Nora Charles back in San Francisco where they happen to be at a race track when a jockey is killed in the tack room.

The jockey's death uncovers an investigation by the state crime commission involving them trying to indict a syndicate of illegal bookmakers. Two rival newspaper reporters are trying for a scoop on the story and one of them has some other interesting activities going for him.

Powell uncovers a good group of suspects brought together for the inevitable finale. The murderer and he notches two to his credit before he's finally caught is one the audience won't suspect.

Powell does show off a bit here though, the murderer with a slip of the tongue is given away to the audience. I think the writers just wanted Powell to show off before the other suspects, he could have nailed the murderer a reel before he did.

The usual witticisms involving the Charles's parenthood are present. Funniest scene is when Loy tries to get Powell to go off his usual liquid diet so their son will learn to drink milk.

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