
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.



William Powell
Nick Charles

Myrna Loy
Nora Charles

Keenan Wynn
Clarence "Clinker" Krause

Dean Stockwell
Nick Charles Jr.

Phillip Reed
Tommy Drake

Patricia Morison
Phyllis Talbin

Leon Ames
Mitchell Talbin

Gloria Grahame
Fran Page

Jayne Meadows
Janet Thayar

Ralph Morgan
David Thayar
Song of the Thin Man is a comedy, crime, mystery film released in 1947 exploring themes of black and white, thin man. Directed by Edward Buzzell, it stars William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn. Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
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