Shadow of the Thin Man

1941 film by W. S. Van Dyke
Movie film Q1196637
Shadow of the Thin Man
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Shadow of the Thin Man

Summary

Shadow of the Thin Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shadow of the Thin Man's image is recorded as Shadow of the Thin Man.jpg[3].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's director is recorded as W. S. Van Dyke[5].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's screenwriter is recorded as Irving Brecher[6].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's screenwriter is recorded as Harry Kurnitz[7].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's screenwriter is recorded as Dashiell Hammett[8].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's composer is recorded as David Snell[9].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's genre is recorded as comedy film[10].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's genre is recorded as crime film[11].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's follows is recorded as Another Thin Man[12].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's followed by is recorded as The Thin Man Goes Home[13].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as William Powell[14].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Myrna Loy[15].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Barry Nelson[16].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Donna Reed[17].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Sam Levene[18].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Henry O'Neill[19].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Richard H. Hall[20].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Stella Adler[21].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Alan Baxter[22].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Joseph Anthony[23].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Ava Gardner[24].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Louise Beavers[25].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Loring Smith[26].
  • Shadow of the Thin Man's cast member is recorded as Lou Lubin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shadow of the Thin Man's producer is recorded as Hunt Stromberg[28]. Its director is recorded as W. S. Van Dyke[5]. Screenwriters include Irving Brecher[6], Harry Kurnitz[7], and Dashiell Hammett[8]. Cast members include William Powell[14], Myrna Loy[15], Barry Nelson[16], Donna Reed[17], Sam Levene[18], and Henry O'Neill[19].

Publication

Shadow of the Thin Man's publication date is recorded as +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include comedy film[10] and crime film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 7.1/10[31], 63/100[32], and 88%[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Shadow of the Thin Man's follows is recorded as Another Thin Man[12]. Its followed by is recorded as The Thin Man Goes Home[13].

Why It Matters

Shadow of the Thin Man ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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