Shadow of the Thin Man

Duration:

97 min

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama | Mystery | Crime

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Details

Country: USA

Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Sid Melton

William Powell

Nick

Myrna Loy

Nora

Barry Nelson

Paul

Donna Reed

Molly

Sam Levene

Lieutenant Abrams

Alan Baxter

'Whitey' Barrow

Henry O'Neill

Major Jason I. Sculley

Richard Hall

Nick Jr.

Stella Adler

Claire Porter

Loring Smith

'Link' Stephens

Joseph Anthony

Fred Macy

Lou Lubin

'Rainbow' Benny

Louise Beavers

Stella

Asta a Dog

Asta

Aldrich Bowker

Watchman (scenes deleted)

Arthur Aylesworth

Second Coroner (uncredited)

Arthur Belasco

Policeman (uncredited)

Sheldon Bennett

Mario (uncredited)

John Berkes

'Spider' Webb (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

Greek Janitor (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 - Chauffeur (uncredited)

Cliff Danielson

Reporter (uncredited)

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Mug (uncredited)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

Barrow's Landlady (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Motorcycle Cop on Bridge (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Reporter (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Mug Starting Fight at Wrestling Match (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

Cop Who Greets Nick at Racetrack (uncredited)

Ava Gardner

Passerby (uncredited)

John George

Wrestling Match Spectator (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

Robert Kellard

Policeman (uncredited)

John Kelly

'Meatballs' Murphy (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)

Mathew McCue

Spectator (uncredited)

Pat McKee

Handler (uncredited)

Patti Moore

Lefty Rogan's Wife (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Reporter (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Detective in Scully's Office (uncredited)

George Noisom

Jockey in Jockey Room (uncredited)

Joe Oakie

(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

Luis - 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)

Did you know?

Trivia

The eleventh of fourteen films pairing William Powell and Myrna Loy.

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The fourth of six "Thin Man" movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, filmed August 3-late August 1941.

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Debut of Barry Nelson, also feature debut of Ava Gardner, briefly seen walking by Nick's car.

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Goofs

When Nick and Nora go to the restaurant and order the Sea Bass, Asta breaks away and runs through the crowd and causes a brawl. When he starts running towards the revolving door, he has a leash attached. When he enters the revolving door, the leash is gone.

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After Nick gets off of the merry-go-round, there is a close-up of Asta also exiting the merry-go round. If you look at Asta's front paws you can see the straps and fishing line used to pull his legs out from under him. This was done to make him lose his balance and give him the appearance of being dizzy from riding around in circles.

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When Nick returns to the locker room at the race track, and Asta is scared off by the black kitten, Nick passes an office. You can see a man in the reflection of the window. He is wearing a white shirt and appears to be giving hand commands to Asta. His movements mimic Nick's at first, but when Nick turns to head for the shower room, the man in the white shirt stays in the same position.

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Quotes

Nora Charles: He's getting more like his father everyday.

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Nick Charles: Nicky, something tells me that something important is happening somewhere and I think we should be there.

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'Spider' Webb: Hiya Nick.

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