---
title: 'Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'W. S. Van Dyke'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shadow-of-the-thin-man-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034172/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

1941 · 93 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

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, Alan Baxter, Henry O'Neill, and Dickie Hall. This was one of three films in which Stella Adler appeared.

## Credits

- **Director:** [W. S. Van Dyke](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-s-van-dyke)
- **Screenplay:** [Dashiell Hammett](https://cinepixo.com/people/dashiell-hammett), [Irving Brecher](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-brecher), [Harry Kurnitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-kurnitz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Snell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-snell)
- **Producer:** [Hunt Stromberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hunt-stromberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels)
- **Editor:** [Robert J. Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-kern)

## Cast

- [Ava Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ava-gardner)
- [Loring Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/loring-smith)
- [Richard H. Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-h-hall)
- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [Henry O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-o-neill)
- [Louise Beavers](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-beavers)
- [Sam Levene](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-levene)
- [Lou Lubin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-lubin)
- [Joseph Anthony](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-anthony)
- [Tito Vuolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-vuolo)
- [Alan Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-baxter)
- [Barry Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-nelson)
- [Myrna Loy](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-loy)
- [Donna Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-reed)
- [Stella Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/stella-adler)

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