They rush back to the wall, where one of the dogs bites Cathy""s leg and then another dog attacks Heathcliff""s arm.Plot SynopsisThe film""s prologue is taken from an opening page of he Norris book:I never truckled; I never took off the hat to Fashion and held it out for pennies.Moto, The Shadow, Bulldog Drummond, Ellery Queen, and Philo Vance series.[Note:The Thin Manstar William Powell had just completed four films as Vance from 1929 o 1933.]The ""Thin Man"" of the title was actually the murder victim in the novel and film (Clyde Wynant), and only appeared in his first film.Outside the cave, 10,000 spectators created a circus-like atmosphere.[Note: Robert K.Murray and Robert W.Bruckner""sTrapped! The Story of Floyd Collins, published in 1982, recounted the entire story of the real-life Collins cave disaster.