- Release Date: 1941
- Runtime: 97 min
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson, Donna Reed ... see all
- Director: W.S. Van Dyke
- Plot: 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... Read more
User Reviews
A Dead Jockey
Nov 06, 2006
bkoganbing - imdb.com
Nov 06, 2006bkoganbing - imdb.com
The fourth Thin Man outing, Shadow of the Thin Man finds Nick and Nora Charles back in San Francisco where they happen to be at a race track when a jockey is killed in the tack room. The jockey's death... Full review
Perhaps My Favorite Thin Man Story
Oct 24, 2006
ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
Oct 24, 2006ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
I thought this was the best in the Thin Man series but, it should be pointed out, I was disappointed in the series as a whole. Of the six pictures, I only found two as "keepers."This "episode" has less of... Full review
In the shadow of the film of The Thin Man
Jun 11, 2006
Gary170459 - imdb.com
Jun 11, 2006Gary170459 - imdb.com
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... Full review
nothing particularly new here, but still pretty good
May 04, 2006
planktonrules - imdb.com
May 04, 2006planktonrules - imdb.com
This is the fourth of the THIN MAN movies. As you would expect, the earliest of these movies are the best, as the originality of the series began to wane by the 4th movie. Regardless, it's still high quality series... Full review
Nick and Nora at it again
Mar 27, 2006
blanche-2 - imdb.com
Mar 27, 2006blanche-2 - imdb.com
"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... Full review
The Formula Still Works Pretty Well
Aug 17, 2005
Snow Leopard - imdb.com
Aug 17, 2005Snow Leopard - imdb.com
In this fourth movie in the Thin Man series, the familiar formula still works pretty well, making "Shadow of the Thin Man" an enjoyable feature with plenty of wit, an interesting mystery, and most of all Nick and Nora. It's... Full review
POSSIBLE SPOILER...One of the funniest, cleverest of the Nick and Nora movies...
Apr 03, 2005
Neil Doyle - imdb.com
Apr 03, 2005Neil Doyle - imdb.com
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... Full review
Entertaining and funny
Dec 28, 2004
homer-90 - imdb.com
Dec 28, 2004homer-90 - imdb.com
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... Full review
Intrigue At The Race Track - -
Sep 04, 2004
Winslow Bunny - imdb.com
Sep 04, 2004Winslow Bunny - imdb.com
and beyond, as Nick & Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) are caught up in the death of a jockey quite by accident. The bodies begin to fall after that, as murder to cover up tracks, the crime syndicate, crossed... Full review
If it ain't broke don't fix it!
Apr 28, 2004
AbeStreet - imdb.com
Apr 28, 2004AbeStreet - imdb.com
SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN offers nothing really new but it does offer exactly what fans of the franchise expect. Nick and Nora get dragged into another murder mystery. They continue to bicker in their loving way. Nick and all... Full review
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