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ACTOR
William PowellMyrna LoyBarry NelsonDonna Reed
DIRECTOR
W.S. Van Dyke
SYNOPSICS
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) is a English movie. W.S. Van Dyke has directed this movie. William Powell,Myrna Loy,Barry Nelson,Donna Reed are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1941. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) is considered one of the best Comedy,Crime,Mystery movie in India and around the world.
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) Reviews
In the shadow of the film of The Thin Man
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.
POSSIBLE SPOILER...One of the funniest, cleverest of the Nick and Nora movies...
Who says there's not enough humor here? Not only is the script a clever combination of sight gags and witty lines, but WILLIAM POWELL and MYRNA LOY get an "equal opportunity" chance to solve the crime. Some of the double takes by Sam Levene as a not too bright police lieutenant are a little too obvious, but the outcome of the mystery is, in true crime fashion, not obvious at all. In other words, the murderer is the least likely suspect. Among the fine supporting cast, Barry Nelson stands out as an ambitious reporter but Donna Reed can do little with her thankless role as his girlfriend. Asta, on the other hand, is given a lot to do and largely responsible for some of the best gags in the plot. This is definitely one of the better Thin Man movies, even though the plot gets a little complicated if you don't follow the dots by keeping track of all the character's names. The restaurant scene where all hell breaks loose is a classic. So is the end of the merry-go-round ride where Asta has a dizzy spell. Loy and Powell are perfect in their roles. The breakfast scene early in the film where he is forced to drink milk as an example to Nicky, Jr., is hilarious. Fans of the Thin Man films should certainly find SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN one of the most entertaining in the whole series. Trivia note: Blonde Stella Adler does one of her rare screen roles as Claire Porter and does a nice job. She later became the famous acting coach of stars like Marlon Brando and many others.
Nick and Nora at it again
"Shadow of the Thin Man" is another addition to the "Thin Man" series starring that wonderful couple, Nick and Nora Charles, played to perfection by William Powell and Myrna Loy. In this film, they have a son, Nicky, who's adorable and keeps Daddy on his toes. In one scene, Nick has to drink milk (instead of his cocktail) so that Nicky will drink his; in another, so as not embarrass his son, Nick rides the carousel and gets quite dizzy. So does Asta - we see him hugging a fire hydrant for dear life once the ride ends. The movie starts out innocently enough with Nick reading the racing forms to his son as if it's a story. When Nick and Nora get to the track, a murder has been committed and the two become immediately involved. Donna Reed has a small role as a secretary for a thug, and she's giving information to her boyfriend, a reporter, played by Barry Nelson. This was the stage actor's first film, and he's right out of college. There are some very funny scenes in this film - the best being the one in the restaurant. But Nora and Nick attending a wrestling match is another goodie. That brilliant actor, Asta, really has a good supporting role. It's one of his better performances. The murder mystery is interesting, but like all the "Thin Man" movies, the style, the repartee, and the humor are what make Nick and Nora fun and even today, keep them popular. And their little dog too.
Entertaining and funny
Caught this again in a TCM triple feature of Thin Man movies. Even I'm not old enough to have seen these in the theater, but I saw them before as a youth when all of these movies were dumped by Hollywood onto the small screen in the Fifties and Sixties. They have aged very well. Myrna Loy is beautiful and wonderful as perhaps the prototypical smart Aleck and generally competent wife and partner. Her money obviously allows her husband William Powell to be the wise cracking, hard drinking playboy detective in the series start. She's a good influence and he turns into a more acceptable father type by the series end. The movies are all well written, directed and filled with plenty of great 'character actors'. Plot and character driven with nothing a modern audience would perceive as a 'special effect', they're also good detective stories. There's always the gathering of the suspects and the review of the clues at the end where in the less litigious '30s and '40s the killer always confesses. Highly recommended as light comedy and drama.
One of the best!
This fourth of the six Thin Man movies is one of the most fun, most enjoyable. Powell and Loy are terrific, as always, and Donna Reed is beautiful in an early role. But it's Sam Levine as police Lt Abrams who steals the show. It's murder at the race track. Who killed the jockey? See it and find out. And enjoy!