Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

Infobox Film
name = The Thin Man


writer = Dashiell Hammett (novel)
Harry Kurnitz
starring = William Powell
Myrna Loy
director = W.S. Van Dyke
producer = Hunt Stromberg
distributor = MGM
released = 1941 (U.S.)
music = Edward Ward
runtime = 97 min.
language = English
preceded_by = "Another Thin Man"
followed_by = "The Thin Man Goes Home"
imdb_id = 0034172

"Shadow of the Thin Man" is the fourth of the six "Thin Man" films. Released in 1941, it was directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. Also, in this film their son Nick Jr. (Dickie Hall) is old enough to figure in the comic subplot. Other cast members include Donna Reed and Barry Nelson.

The movie includes a historic sequence on the then-new San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge when the Charles' car is stopped by a highway patrolman. Just after this scene, there's also a shot of the MacArthur Maze, an interchange on the east end of the bridge. The local racetrack central to the plot is Golden Gate Fields.

Plot

Nick and Nora Charles are looking forward to a day of leisure, but when they make a trip to the race track, they learn that a jockey, who was recently accused of throwing a race, has just been found shot to death. With his friend Lieutenant Abrams in charge of the case, Nick has difficulty keeping from getting involved. Then a special state deputy, in charge of investigating gambling scandals, comes to see Nick and tells him that the jockey could have been silenced by a gambling syndicate, and he asks for Nick's help. Soon Nick is fully involved in a complicated and hazardous investigation. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034172/plotsummary Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) - Plot summary ] ]

Background

"Shadow of the Thin Man" was eagerly welcomed, coming two years after the previous outing and hitting theaters just two weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor. It would be three years before Loy would make another film ("The Thin Man Goes Home" in 1945) as she left Hollywood for New York, where she volunteered with the Red Cross. As a world-famous movie star at the top of her game, her passionate condemnation of fascism reportedly earned her a spot near the top of Hitler's "hate list" after she spoke out against Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia. She also went through a messy public divorce and remarriage, after which there was speculation that her wholesome image had been irreparably tarnished and she might not work again. [ [http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/s/shadowofthethinman.q.shtml The DVD Journal | Quick Reviews: Shadow of the Thin Man ] ]

Cast

* William Powell
* Myrna Loy
* Barry Nelson
* Donna Reed
* Sam Levene
* Alan Baxter
* Henry O'Neill
* Richard Hall
* Stella Adler
* Loring Smith
* Joseph Anthony
* Lou Lubin
* Louise Beavers

Memorable Quotes

*Final showdown with all suspects present - Nora, who can't stand the suspense any longer: "Nick! Who is it? Is it me??" [ [http://themave.com/Powell/powloy/films/ShadTM.htm Shadow of the Thin Man ] ]

*Nora: "He's getting more like his father everyday."
*Estrellita: "He sure is. This morning he was playing with a corkscrew."

*Nick: "Nicky, something tells me that something important is happening somewhere and I think we should be there." [cut to Nora with a cocktail shaker]

*Nora, Molly: "Follow that cab!"
*Cab Driver: "Okay!" [drives off after cab, leaving Nora and Molly on sidewalk]

*Claire Porter aka Clara Peters: "And I haven't killed a jockey in weeks, really I haven't." [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034172/quotes Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) - Memorable quotes ] ]

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034172/fullcredits Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) - Full cast and crew ]


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