Shadow of the Thin Man

1941 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 7,184 VOTES · DIR. W.S. Van Dyke

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Overview

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,450 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:54 Well, now who's holding up the caravan?
00:06:04 Son of a Gun is 40-1.
00:09:40 We're staying at the St. Cloud Hotel.
00:13:39 A.38-caliber bullet, or maybe a little bigger. I'll get it for you later.
00:16:53 That's fine.
00:20:49 - Too late to get tickets now, dear. - Nick, you can have my press pass.
00:24:18 Make it fast. My time's valuable.
00:29:22 - Thanks. - Good night.
00:35:36 - You certainly got on the spot quick. - How come you beat us here, Nick?
00:38:37 - What are you driving at, Nick? - Me for downtown.
00:41:53 - That could stand for Greenway Park. - Go on, Nick. I'm listening.
00:45:46 Well, good boy.
00:49:59 ...he would have had to be holding his head back like this, which is unlikely.
00:53:06 - He has to give it to you right away. - Let me talk to him.
00:59:01 - On the way, we stopped to chat. - Oh, well.
01:02:47 - The tickets for the train? - Yes, super, chief!
01:08:48 Sure you won't put the feedbag on with us?
01:13:10 Hey, break that up!
01:16:28 - And who do you think was mixed up? - Whitey Barrow.
01:20:18 - Or it was taken off. - By who?
01:23:42 If I was going to murder him, do you think I'd want a cab driver to know?
01:27:11 If you left town last night before Benny was killed...
01:30:20 There's one thing about a murder case.
01:34:12 You can't prove a word of this.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,450
Dialogue density14.9 lines / min
First line00:01:54
Final line01:34:12

Production Record

DirectorW.S. Van Dyke
LanguageEnglish
Budget$821,000
Revenue$2,301,000
IMDb votes7,184