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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) a score of 2.9056 out of 4

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filmcritic.com

In this fourth installment of The Thin Man, we find our heroes now with a growing Nick Jr. (who has to be kept on a leash), and somewhat less drunk than in previous installments. I suppose this would make them unfit parents, no? The story is generally ...read the complete Shadow of the Thin Man movie review at filmcritic.com

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Movie Mirror

Nick gets some help from Nora in solving a complicated murder mystery involving gamblers and a suspected reporter. Nick Charles (William Powell) reads the racing form to his son. Nick and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy) get a speeding ticket and are escorted ...read the complete Shadow of the Thin Man movie review at Movie Mirror

At-A-Glance Film Reviews

The mystery's at the race track for Nick and Nora Charles this time around. The story is reminiscent of The Ex-Mrs. Bradford but the two ...read the complete Shadow of the Thin Man movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews

DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)

directed by W.S. Van Dyke USA 1941 A jockey who threw a race is murdered in the locker room. "My, they're strict at this track" Nora Charles exclaims. With that, she (Myrna Loy) and hubby Nick (William Powell) are off to the races on another case of ...read the complete Shadow of the Thin Man movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"It makes for lightweight entertainment." Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz This is the fourth of the six Thin Man series made starring the sophisticated world famous private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his wealthy socialite wife Nora ...read the complete Shadow of the Thin Man movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

Never recaptures the sense of allegorical possibility of the opening scene where a little boy in an Army dress uniform is on a leash. Forties brownstone debonaire clear hard alcohol atmospheric. Speaking of which William Powell always has a little ...read the complete Shadow of the Thin Man movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

This entry has a thinner story line, fewer colorful characters, and even fewer witty lines than the first three films in the series. ...read the complete Shadow of the Thin Man movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

In this fourth installment of The Thin Man, we find our heroes now with a growing Nick Jr. (who has to be kept on a leash), and somewhat less drunk than in previous installments. I suppose this would make them unfit parents, no? The story is generally fun ...read the complete Shadow of the Thin Man movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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