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Song of the Thin Man (1947) -- Nick, Nora, and Nick Jr. investigate murders in New York.
Song of the Thin Man (1947) -- Nick, Nora, and Nick Jr. investigate murders in New York.

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Director:
Edward Buzzell
Writers:
Dashiell Hammett (characters)
Stanley Roberts (story)
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Release Date:
September 1947 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Musical | Mystery | Romance more
Tagline:
WILLIAM POWELL and MYRNA LOY and me too. We're all together again in a NEW MGM mystery comedy! [me too refers to their (Nick & Noras') dog in the film]
Plot:
Nick, Nora, and Nick Jr. investigate murders in New York. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
The worst still better than most! more (31 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

William Powell ... Nick Charles

Myrna Loy ... Nora Charles
Keenan Wynn ... Clarence 'Clinker' Krause
Dean Stockwell ... Nick Charles Jr.
Phillip Reed ... Tommy Edlon Drake (as Philip Reed)
Patricia Morison ... Phyllis Talbin
Leon Ames ... Mitchell Talbin

Gloria Grahame ... Fran Ledue Page
Jayne Meadows ... Janet Thayar
Ralph Morgan ... David I. Thayar
Bess Flowers ... Jessica Thayar
Don Taylor ... Buddy Hollis
Warner Anderson ... Dr. Monolaw
Bruce Cowling ... Phil Orval Brant
Connie Gilchrist ... Bertha
Henry Nemo ... The Neem
William Bishop ... Al Amboy
Marie Windsor ... Helen Amboy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anderson ... Dunne (uncredited)
Morris Ankrum ... The Police Inspector (uncredited)
Asta Jr. ... Asta, the Charles' Dog (uncredited)
Gregg Barton ... Male Nurse (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen ... Mug #1 (uncredited)
Al Bridge ... Nagle, Waterfront Policeman (uncredited)
James Burke ... Police Officer Michael Callahan (uncredited)
Harry Burns ... Italian Boatman (uncredited)
George Chan ... Young Chinese Man (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Nightclub Table Extra (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing ... Stickman (uncredited)
Tom Dugan ... Davis, Policeman on Yacht (uncredited)
Herbert Evans ... Gambler (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Casino Extra (uncredited)
James Flavin ... Police Officer Reardon (uncredited)
Jerry Fragnol ... Nick Charles Jr. - age 5 (uncredited)
Bill Harbach ... Whitley (uncredited)
Clarke Hardwicke ... Bert (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins ... Baggage Man (uncredited)
Esther Howard ... Sadie, the Counterwoman (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ... News Photographer (uncredited)
Lyle Latell ... Mug #2 (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis ... Jailkeeper (uncredited)
Marya Marco ... Oriental Girl (uncredited)
Matt McHugh ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Howard Negley ... Police Officer Kramer (uncredited)
Henry Norton ... Casino / Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty ... Amboy's Hood (uncredited)
William Roberts ... Pete (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre ... Croupier (uncredited)
John Sheehan ... Stage Manager (uncredited)
Eddie Lou Simms ... Amboy's Hood (uncredited)
George Sorel ... Albert, Headwaiter (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Tenant (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Nightclub Table Extra (uncredited)
Robert E. Strickland ... Musician (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Police Sergeant as Waiter (uncredited)
Clinton Sundberg ... Mr. Purdy, Hotel Vesta Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Henry Sylvester ... John, the Thayar Butler (uncredited)
Tom Trout ... Lewie the Shiv (uncredited)
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Directed by
Edward Buzzell 
 
Writing credits
Dashiell Hammett (characters)

Stanley Roberts (story)

Steve Fisher (screenplay) and
Nat Perrin (screenplay)

James O'Hanlon (additional dialogue) and
Harry Crane (additional dialogue)

Produced by
Nat Perrin .... producer
 
Original Music by
David Snell 
 
Cinematography by
Charles Rosher (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Gene Ruggiero 
 
Art Direction by
Randall Duell 
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup designer
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair styles designer
 
Production Management
Robert E. Barnes .... unit production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerome Bergman .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Alfred E. Spencer .... associate set decorator
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shirley Barker .... associate costume supervisor
Irene .... costume supervisor
 
Music Department
George Bassman .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Lennie Hayton .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Wally Heglin .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Bronislau Kaper .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Nathaniel Shilkret .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Edward Ward .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Roy Webb .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
86 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:U (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #12345)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The sixth of six "Thin Man" movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the thug on the boat throws the knife at Asta, the string that guides it to it's target in the door is clearly visible. more
Quotes:
Taxi Driver: Follow that car?
Nora Charles: Movie fan.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (1991) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
You're Not So Easy to Forget more

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24 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
The worst still better than most!, 11 January 2004
Author: estabansmythe from Temple City, CA

Did Nick and Nora's swan tune, The Song Of The Thin Man, try too hard to be hip and cool? Yep. Are some of the bits a tad forced? Yep. Is this, the sixth adventure of Mr. & Mrs. Charles, the worst in the series? Yep. You know what that means? Yes, it means that the worst Thin Man movies is still better than most.

For Nick and Nora's final bit of sleuthing and their first in a couple years (since the wonderful Thin Man Goes Home), they enter the ultra-hip, ultra-cool, slanged-out world of jazz, courtesy of their tour guide, reedman Keenan Wynn, who couldn't put together a sentence of straight Queen's English to save his shoe bottom (soul). Who killed the band leader? All I can say is, it wasn't Nick or Nora or Asta.

By 1947, William Powell's waistline has expanded and Myrna Loy long ago gave up the sheer, slinky gowns that had us all drooling, but they can still cut it, rug and all.

Were six Thin Man movies enough? Not for me.

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