Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man is a 1947 American murder mystery-comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell. The sixth and final film in MGM's Thin Man series, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Nick Jr. is played by Dean Stockwell. Phillip Reed, Keenan Wynn, Gloria Grahame, and Jayne Meadows are featured in this story set in the world of nightclub musicians.
Plot
A charity benefit sponsored by David Thayar is staged aboard the S.S. Fortune, Phil Brant's gambling ship. The entertainment is provided by a jazz band led by Tommy Drake and featuring 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 |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | Edward Buzzell |
editor | Gene Ruggiero |
genre | comedy crime mystery thriller |
keywords | derange earring gambling ship jazz band kill morning prime suspect stabbed in the back telephone call wound |
musicBy | David Snell |
producer | Nat Perrin |
productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
theme | comedy thriller crime comedy sequel |