Shadow of the Thin Man

Robert Osborne introduces Shadow Of The Thin Man, 1945.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Shadow Of The Thin Man, 1941.

Nick and Nora (William Powell, Myrna Loy) at the wrestling match, John Kelly as "Meatballs," Alan Baxter as sleazy reporter "Whitey," but most notably, celebrated acting teacher Stella Adler, in one of her three credited movie roles, as bimbo "Miss Porter," in Shadow Of The Thin Man, 1941.

Opening the fourth feature in the series, including the first scene featuring Nick Jr. (Dickie Hall), who only appeared in two movies, in the park with his dad (William Powell) and observed by Nora (Myrna Loy) and Stella (Louise Beavers) from above, in Shadow Of The Thin Man, 1941.

Nick and Nora (William Powell, Myrna Loy) do physical comedy at the wrestling match, MGM flips through character actors, Joe Oakie as "Spider," Jody Gilbert his girl, Lou Lubin "Rainbow," and in only her second picture, Donna Reed the ingenue secretary, in Shadow Of The Thin Man, 1941.

Nick and Nora Charles find murder at the race track in Shadow Of The Thin Man (1941), the fourth of the "Thin Man" comedy mysteries.