Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) Cast & Crew

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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke.

Cast

• William Powell as Nick Charles
• Myrna Loy as Nora Charles
• Barry Nelson as Paul Clarke
• Donna Reed as Molly Ford
• Sam Levene as Lieutenant Abrams
• Alan Baxter as Whitey Barrow
• Henry O'Neill as Jason Sculley
• Richard Hall as Nick Charles Jr.
• Stella Adler as Claire Porter
• Loring Smith as Link Stephens
• Joseph Anthony as Fred Macy
• Lou Lubin as Rainbow Benny
• Louise Beavers as Stella
• Skippy as Asta
• Oliver Blake as Fenster (uncredited)
• Adeline DeWalt Reynolds as Barrows' Landlady (uncredited)
• George Lloyd as Pipey (uncredited)
• Sid Melton as Fingers (uncredited)
• Jody Gilbert as Lana Webb (uncredited)
• Tor Johnson as The Irish Thrush (uncredited)
• The Cardiff Giant as Bearded Wrestler (uncredited)
• Ava Gardner as Passerby at Racetrack (uncredited)
• John George as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
• Aldrich Bowker as Watchman (uncredited)
• H.B. Haggerty as Mug (uncredited)
• Al Bain as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
• Arthur Aylesworth as Second Coroner (uncredited)
• Tom Coleman as Cop (uncredited)
• Joe Devlin as Mug Starting Fight at Wrestling Match (uncredited)
• Fred Graham as Waiter with Steak (uncredited)
• Herschel Graham as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
• Joey Ray as Stephens' Clerk (uncredited)
• Ray Teal as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Will Wright as Maguire (uncredited)

Crew

• W.S. Van Dyke — Director
• Irving Brecher — Screenplay
• Harry Kurnitz — Screenplay
• William H. Daniels — Director of Photography

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