Song of the Thin Man Song of the Thin Man Song of the Thin Man is a 1947 comedy-crime film directed by Edward Buzzell. The sixth and final film in the "Thin Man" series, it stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Nick Jr. is played by Dean Stockwell. Phillip Reed, Keenan Wynn, Gloria Grahame and Jayne Meadows are featured in this story set in the world of nightclub musicians. A charity benefit sponsored by David Thayer is staged aboard the S.S. "Fortune", Phil Brant's gambling ship. The entertainment is provided by a jazz band led
The Thin Man (film) is not Nick Charles, but the man Charles is initially hired to find – Clyde Wynant (part way through the film, Charles describes Wynant as a "thin man with white hair"). The "Thin Man" moniker was thought by many viewers to refer to Nick Charles and, after a time, it was used in the titles of sequels as if referring to Charles. Nick Charles (William Powell), a retired detective, and his wife Nora (Myrna Loy) are attempting to settle down. They are based in San Francisco but decide to spend the Christmas holidays in New York. There Nick is pressed