
Shadow of the Thin Man(1941)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.


“Their Merriest Hit! Mr. and Mrs. Thin Man Have a B-A-B-Y!”
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.

William Powell
Nick Charles

Myrna Loy
Nora Charles

Virginia Grey
Lois MacFay

Otto Kruger
Van Slack

C. Aubrey Smith
Burr MacFay

Ruth Hussey
Dorothy Waters

Nat Pendleton
John Guild

Patric Knowles
Dudley Horn

Tom Neal
Freddie Coleman

Phyllis Gordon
Isabella Bellam
Another Thin Man is a comedy, mystery, crime film released in 1939 exploring themes of black and white, thin man. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, it stars William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey. Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
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