Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man
Image of the film poster showing Myrna Loy and William Powell
Theatrical release poster
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Produced by Hunt Stromberg
Written by Dashiell Hammett (characters)
Screenplay by
Story by Harry Kurnitz
Starring
Music by David Snell
Cinematography William H. Daniels
Edited by Robert J. Kern
Production
company
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 21, 1941 (1941-11-21) (USA)
Running time
 97 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth of the six The Thin Man films. It was released in 1941 and was directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It 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. This was one of three films in which Stella Adler appeared.

Plot

Nick and Nora Charles are looking forward to a relaxing day at a racetrack, but when a jockey accused of throwing a race is found shot to death, Police Lieutenant Abrams requests Nick's help. The trail leads to a gambling syndicate that operates out of a wrestling arena, a murdered reporter, and a pretty secretary whose boyfriend has been framed. Along the way, Nick and Nora must contend with a wild wrestling match, a dizzying day at a merry-go-round (accompanied by Nick, Jr.), and a table-clearing restaurant brawl.

Cast

Production notes

After difficulties with the previous films, author Dashiell Hammett was uninvolved in the production of Shadow or the subsequent two films. [4] 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.

The film was fourth of six based on the characters of Nick and Nora:

References

  1. ↑ Lamparski, Richard (1985). Whatever became of ... ?. 9. Crown. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-517-55541-5.
  2. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures: Film Beginnings. R. R. Bowker. 1941. p. 2137.
  3. ↑ Staff writer (1944). Who's Who at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Culver City, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. p. 71 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Mooney, William H. (3 November 2014). Dashiell Hammett and the Movies. Rutgers University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-8135-6254-4.
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