After the Thin Man

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After the Thin Man

1936

1h 47m

Comedy

Drama

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90%

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Recently returned home from vacation, private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his socialite wife, Nora (Myrna Loy), are back on the case when Nora's cousin, Selma (Elissa Landi), reports her husband Robert (Alan Marshal) missing. As the duo search for the disreputable Robert, Selma's friend David Graham (James Stewart), who secretly pines for her, aids the investigation. When the three begin to unravel Robert's secret life, the missing persons case turns into one of murder.

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Otis Ferguson

The New Republic

05/07/2024

[The original] was a miracle but also a dead end: it can hardly be bettered and there is no constructive use in imitating it.

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Variety Staff

Variety

03/26/2009

The two leading players seem to have a swell time throughout.

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Tom Milne

Time Out

06/24/2006

Surprisingly successful sequel to the delightful, Dashiell Hammett-based comedy-mystery, The Thin Man, with Powell and Loy as charmingly witty as ever.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 27

3.5/4

The movie gets a lot of mileage out of comic bits that would prove to be recurring gags throughout the series.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

01/02/2025

3/4

There’s more atmosphere, as well as a spicier mystery...

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Pare Lorentz

McCall's

12/27/2023

I am happy to report that, while it will not be as fresh to you as the original Dashiell Hammett production, After The Thin Man is a very successful sequel.

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Synopsis

Recently returned home from vacation, private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his socialite wife, Nora (Myrna Loy), are back on the case when Nora's cousin, Selma (Elissa Landi), reports her husband Robert (Alan Marshal) missing. As the duo search for the disreputable Robert, Selma's friend David Graham (James Stewart), who secretly pines for her, aids the investigation. When the three begin to unravel Robert's secret life, the missing persons case turns into one of murder.

Director: W. S. Van Dyke II
Producer: Hunt Stromberg
Screenwriter: Dashiell Hammett, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1936, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Runtime: 1h 47m

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