Curious Pippin found and soon after, in Rohan, gazed into Saruman""spalantir(a magical crystal ball) and foresaw the future ("a glimpse of the enemy""s plan") -- "a white tree in a courtyard of stone", interpreted by Gandalf as the burning Gondor city of Minas Tirith ("the City of kings") - the next location of Middle-Earth Men that Sauron would raze to the ground.Ben and his flower-decked horse ride out of Piedmont to waving, cheering, jubilant crowds - a gallant example of the southern gentry.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.With the same cast/crew members from the first film.With a production budget of $100 million, and gross revenue of $262 million (domestic) and almost $879 million (worldwide).