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 Man Who Laughs The Man Who Laughs The Man Who Laughs (also published under the title "By Order of the King") is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title "L'Homme qui rit". It was adapted into a popular 1928 film, directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and Olga Baclanova. It was recently adapted for the 2012 French film "L'Homme Qui Rit", directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Gérard Depardieu, Marc-André Grondin and Christa Theret. In 2016, it was adapted as "The Grinning Man", an English musical. Hugo wrote "The Man Who Laughs",