Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man is a 1947 American comedy mystery film directed by Edward Buzzell. It is the sixth and final installment in MGM's The Thin Man film series starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett. The supporting cast includes Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell, Phillip Reed, Gloria Grahame, and Patricia Morison.
Plot
Nick and Nora Charles are attending a charity ball sponsored by David I. Thayar and staged aboard the S.S. Fortune, Phil Orval Brant's gambling ship. The entertainment is provided by a jazz band consisting of bandleader Tommy Drake, sultry singer Fran Page, and talented but unstable clarinetist Buddy Hollis.
Cast
- Bess Flowers
- Bruce Cowling
- Charles Sullivan
- Clinton Sundberg
- Connie Gilchrist
- Dean Stockwell
- Don Taylor
- Earle Hodgins
- Esther Howard
- Franklyn Farnum
- Gloria Grahame
- Harold Miller
- James Flavin
- Jayne Meadows
- Keenan Wynn
- Leon Ames
- Marie Windsor
- Mitchell Lewis
- Morris Ankrum
- Myrna Loy
- Patricia Morison
- Phillip Reed
- Ralph Morgan
- Warner Anderson
- William Bishop
- William Powell
More details
| author | Steve Fisher |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Edward Buzzell |
| editor | Gene Ruggiero |
| genre | comedy crime mystery thriller |
| keywords | dance hall derange earring gambling ship jazz band kill morning murder murder weapon mysterious telephone call nick and nora charles police custody prime suspect stabbed in the back telephone call |
| musicBy | David Snell |
| producer | Nat Perrin |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| theme | comedy thriller crime comedy sequel |