Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man
Image of the film poster showing Myrna Loy and William Powell
Theatrical release poster
Directed byW. S. Van Dyke
Screenplay by
Story byHarry Kurnitz
Based onCharacters by Dashiell Hammett
Produced byHunt Stromberg
Starring
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byRobert J. Kern
Music byDavid Snell
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • November 21, 1941 (1941-11-21) (US)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$821,000
Box office$2,301,000

Shadow of the Thin Man is a 1941 American murder mystery comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. It was produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as the fourth in the series of six The Thin Man films. In this film their son Nick Jr. (Dickie Hall) is old enough to figure in the comic subplot. Other cast members include Donna Reed and Barry Nelson. This was one of three films in which Stella Adler appeared.