Song of the Thin Man confesses to both killings and pulls out a gun. An enraged Phyllis shoots him first, but her husband is only wounded. Then, despite Nick's pleas, she fires again and again, finishing the job. This "Thin Man" movie differs in several respects from the others in the series, and was one of two films in the series not directed by W. S. Van Dyke, who died in 1943. The script was one of three not written by the husband and wife team of Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, who had worked with Dashiell Hammett to develop the Nick and Nora characters
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film) Betty is reunited with her parents. Nova Pilbeam was the last surviving cast member until her death on 17 July 2015. Before switching to the project, Hitchcock was reported to be working on "Road House" (1934), which was eventually directed by Maurice Elvey. The film started when Hitchcock and writer Charles Bennett tried to adapt a Bulldog Drummond story revolving around international conspiracies and the kidnapping of a baby; its original title was "Bulldog Drummond's Baby". The deal for an adaptation fell through, and the frame of the plot was reused in the script for "The Man Who Knew Too