上映于1941年的喜剧《瘦子的影子》，该片是由W.S.范戴克执导，威廉·鲍威尔,玛娜·洛伊,巴瑞·尼尔森,唐娜·里德等主演，作为一部优秀的喜剧，讲述了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.