Song of the Thin Man
While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in to clear their friends and uncover the real killer. Their investigation leads through a lively world of jazz clubs, radio personalities, high society, and backstage rivalries, where almost everyone has a secret and the next clue may be hidden in the music.
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6 films
Cast
25 people
William Powell
Nick Charles
Known for
My Man Godfrey
The Great Ziegfeld
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Keenan Wynn
Clarence 'Clinker' Krause
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Once Upon a Time in the West
Dean Stockwell
Nick Charles Jr.
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Phillip Reed
Tommy Drake
Also in
Unknown Island
Bodyguard
Patricia Morison
Phyllis Talbin
Known for
Dressed to Kill
Tarzan and the Huntress
Leon Ames
Mitchell Talbin
Known for
Mister Ed
Meet Me in St. Louis
Gloria Grahame
Fran Page
Known for
In a Lonely Place
It's a Wonderful Life
Jayne Meadows
Janet Thayar
Known for
The Story of Us
Lady in the Lake
Ralph Morgan
David Thayar
Known for
The Kennel Murder Case
The Life of Emile Zola
Bess Flowers
Jessica Thayar
Known for
Monkey Business
The Bigamist
Don Taylor
Buddy Hollis
Known for
Stalag 17
The Naked City
Edward Buzzell Director · Steve Fisher Screenplay Nat Perrin Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $1.7M · United States release August 28, 1947
Box office
Budget
$1,670,000
Worldwide gross
$2,305,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 28, 1947
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · August 28, 1947
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