瘦子的影子(1941)

“W.S.范戴克”导演的《瘦子的影子》是一部非常好的电影，加上威廉·鲍威尔,玛娜·洛伊,巴瑞·尼尔森,唐娜·里德等演员的加盟，使这部原本平淡的剧本焕发出新的光彩，赢得了观众的高度评价。

　　Nick and Nora's hopes for a pleasant afternoon at the local race track are dashed when a jockey is found shot dead in the locker room. Nick's friend Lt. Abrams wants him to help out but Nick is enjoying the good life too much to get involved. However, he is subsequently approached by Major Scully to look into corruption and the role of organized crime in gambling. Others are killed but in the end, Nick gathers all of the suspects into a room and identifies the killer.