Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) 7.1
Nick and Nora are at their wise-cracking best as they investigate murder and racketeering at a local race-track. Director:W.S. Van Dyke |
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) 7.1
Nick and Nora are at their wise-cracking best as they investigate murder and racketeering at a local race-track. Director:W.S. Van Dyke |
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| William Powell | ... | ||
| Myrna Loy | ... | ||
| Barry Nelson | ... |
Paul Clarke
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| Donna Reed | ... |
Molly Ford
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Sam Levene | ... | |
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Alan Baxter | ... |
'Whitey' Barrow
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Henry O'Neill | ... |
Major Jason I. Sculley
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Richard Hall | ... |
Nick Charles, Jr.
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Stella Adler | ... |
Claire Porter /
Clara Peters
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Loring Smith | ... |
'Link' Stephens
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Joseph Anthony | ... |
Fred Macy
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Lou Lubin | ... |
'Rainbow' Benny Loomis
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Louise Beavers | ... |
Stella
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| Aldrich Bowker | ... |
Watchman
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Nick and Nora's hopes for a pleasant afternoon at the local race track are dashed when a jockey is found shot dead in the locker room. Nick's friend Lt. Abrams wants him to help out but Nick is enjoying the good life too much to get involved. However, he is subsequently approached by Major Scully to look into corruption and the role of organized crime in gambling. Others are killed but in the end, Nick gathers all of the suspects into a room and identifies the killer. Written by garykmcd
Another good series entry [4/6], more sedate than its predecessors but still a quality funny whodunnit, again set in Red Herring City.
Nick finds himself embroiled in a murder case after a racetrack killing leads to another implicating an "obviously" decent guy, trying to unravel the murderer from a long list of "guilty" suspects. Nick's deductions again spring a surprise, culminating with a detail only discovered near the end of the picture. The funniest scene is the outbreak of fisticuffs in the restaurant - I'm glad I never got a dog, cute as Asta was! Again Nick Jr. was sidelined for the second half, probably so as not to complicate the plot further. Donna Reed's second film.
With a beautiful print and the chorus of "Why, It's Nick Charles!" ringing in my ears I found this one to be almost up to par with the first three and one I certainly hope to watch again.