• Rating:
• Genre: Mystery
• Movie Type: Comedy Thriller, Detective Film
• Themes: Amateur Sleuths, Woman In Jeopardy
• Director: Edward N. Buzzell
• Main Cast: Leon Ames, Warner Anderson, William Bishop, Bruce Cowling, Bess Flowers
• Release Year: 1947
• Country: US
• Run Time: 86 minutes

Plot

In the sixth and final Thin Man whodunit, Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy) look into the mysterious killing of bandleader Tommy Drake (Phillip Reed). The police quickly hone in on the owner of a gambling ship, Phil Brant (Bruce Cowling), who was about to lose Drake's band to a competitor. Also among the many and varied suspects are: Phil's new wife, socialite Janet Thayar (Jayne Meadows); the band's voluptuous vocalist, Fran Page (Gloria Grahame); and the troubled clarinetist, Buddy Hollis (Don Taylor). With the assistance of jive-talking "Clinker" Krause (Keenan Wynn) and the clever terrier Asta, Nick and Nora are soon able to gather all the suspects at the reopening of the floating gaming establishment. In between the skullduggery and the usual wisecracks, Gloria Grahame performs a sultry version of Herb Magidson and Ben Oakland's "You're Not So Easy to Forget." ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

Review

Myrna Loy reportedly had grave misgivings about this, the final film in the Thin Man series, often referring to the whodunit as "a lackluster finish to a great series." She needn't have been so hard on herself and the film. Though Nick and Nora Charles are a bit older and have slowed down their intake of alcoholic beverages in favor of raising five-year-old Dean Stockwell, the wisecracking couple remains as sophisticated as ever. And the mystery that the Charleses are asked to investigate is as intriguing as any that had come before. In fact, in these more enlightened times when alcoholism is viewed as a disease rather than a stylish accouterment, Song of the Thin Man makes a welcome addition to the otherwise so gin-soaked series. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Leon Ames - Mitchell Talbin
• Warner Anderson - Dr. Monolaw
• William Bishop - Al Amboy
• Bruce Cowling - Phil Brant
• Bess Flowers - Jessica Thayer

Connie Gilchrist - Bertha; Gloria Grahame - Fran Ledue Page; Myrna Loy - Nora Charles; Jayne Meadows - Janet Thayer; Ralph Morgan - David I. Thayar; Patricia Morison - Phyllis Talbin; Henry Nemo - The Neem; William Powell - Nick Charles; Phillip Reed - Tommy Drake; Dean Stockwell - Nick Charles, Jr.; Don Taylor - Buddy Hollis; Marie Windsor - Helen Amboy; Keenan Wynn - Clarence "Clinker" Krause; George Anderson - Dunne; Morris Ankrum - Inspector; Asta, Jr. - Asta; Gregg Barton - Nurse; Lennie Bremen; Al Bridge - Nagle, Policeman; James Burke - Callahan; George Chan - Young Chinese; James Flavin - Reartion the Cop; Earl Hodgins - Baggage Man; Esther Howard - Counterwoman; Donald Kerr - News Photographer; Lyle Latell - Mugs; Matt McHugh - Taxi Driver; Jimmy O'Gatty - Hood; Jeffrey Sayre - Croupier; John Sheehan - Manager; George Sorel - Headwaiter; Robert E. Strickland - Musician; Charles Sullivan - Sergeant; Clinton Sundberg - Desk Clerk; Henry Sylvester - Butler; Tom Trout - Louie the Shiv; William Roberts - Pete; Howard Negley - Kramer; Tom Dugan - Davis, Cop; Harry Burns - Italian; Bill Harbach - Whitley; Clarke Hardwicke - Bert; Eddie Simms

Credit

Edward N. Buzzell - Director; Harry Crane - Screenwriter; Randall Duell - Art Director; Steve Fisher - Screenwriter; Cedric Gibbons - Art Director; James O'Hanlon - Screenwriter; Ben Oakland - Songwriter; Nat Perrin - Producer; Nat Perrin - Screenwriter; Stanley Roberts - Short Story Author; Charles Rosher Sr. - Cinematographer; Gene Ruggiero - Editor; Irene Sharaff - Costume Designer; David Snell - Composer (Music Score); Alfred E. Spencer - Set Designer; Edwin B. Willis - Set Designer; Jack Dawn - Makeup; Herb Magidson - Songwriter

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