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Movie7.5/10
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
After the Thin Man
“Continuing the fun in their NEW hit!”
19367.41h 52m
Overview
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Written by Dashiell Hammett, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Produced by Hunt Stromberg
Box OfficeBudget: $673KRevenue: $3.2M
Top Cast
William Powell
Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles
James Stewart
David Graham
Elissa Landi
Selma Forrest Landis
Joseph Calleia
'Dancer'
Jessie Ralph
Aunt Katherine Forrest
Alan Marshal
Robert Landis
Teddy Hart
Floyd Casper
Sam Levene
Lt. Abrams
Penny Singleton
Polly Byrnes
Themes & Keywords
new year's evehusband wife relationshipmarried couplenightclubmurderwhodunitblack and whiteprivate detectivemurder investigationthin man
About After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man is a comedy, mystery, crime film released in 1936 exploring themes of new year's eve, husband wife relationship, married couple, nightclub, murder, whodunit. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, it stars William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart. Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
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