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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

Shadow of the Thin Man poster
Directed by
W. S. Van Dyke
Genre
comedy film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 121 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former detective and his socialite wife attend a racetrack where a jockey dies. They team up to solve the murder while trading clever banter.

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What happens

Shadow of the Thin Man is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as the fourth installment in the Thin Man film series. The cast also features Barry Nelson, Donna Reed, Sam Levene (reprising his role from 1936's After the Thin Man), Alan Baxter, Henry O'Neill, and Dickie Hall. This was one of three films in which Stella Adler appeared. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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