- 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 starsWilliam Powell andMyrna Loy asNick 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 includeDonna Reed andBarry 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 theMacArthur Maze , an interchange on the east end of the bridge. The local racetrack central to the plot isGolden 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
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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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