After the Thin Man (1936)
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100% of critics liked it
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88% of users liked it
(4,432 ratings)
This second of MGM's Thin Man films reteams William Powell and Myrna Loy as, respectively, bibulous private detective Nick Charles and his socialite wife Nora. The Charleses are sucked into another murder case via Nick's lovely cousin Elissa Landi, whose husband Alan Marshall has vanished.… More This second of MGM's Thin Man films reteams William Powell and Myrna Loy as, respectively, bibulous private detective Nick Charles and his socialite wife Nora. The Charleses are sucked into another murder case via Nick's lovely cousin Elissa Landi, whose husband Alan Marshall has vanished. Hubby has been conducting an affair with nightclub thrush Dorothy McNulty (later known as Penny Singleton) and is also blackmailing gangsterish Joseph Calleia. When the corpses begin piling up, Nick and Nora try to piece the clues together, with the earnest assistance of Jimmy Stewart, who carries a torch for Landi. You won't believe who turns out to be the murderer in this one--then again, given the plot's strict adherence to "least likely suspect" formula, you probably will. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 25, 1936 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
The two leading players seem to have a swell time throughout.
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Tom Milne, Time Out
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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Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
If After the Thin Man is not quite the delight The Thin Man was, it is, at the very least, one of the most urbane comedies of the season.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The mystery elements amount to much less than Powell and Loy's effervescent interplay as the movies' most happily married couple.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The script is tight, the direction is swift and arresting, and the cast is tops -- MGM surrounded its two quipping stars with the best character actors on the lot.
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Cast
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William Powell
as Nick Charles
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Myrna Loy
as Nora Charles
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James Stewart
as David Graham
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Elissa Landi
as Selma Landis
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Joseph Calleia
as Dancer
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Jessie Ralph
as Aunt Katherine Forrest
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Alan Marshal
as Robert Landis
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Teddy Hart
as Floyd Casper
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Sam Levene
as Lt. Abrams
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William Law
as Lum Kee
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George Zucco
as Dr. Adolph Kammer
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Paul Fix
as Phil Byrnes
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Edie Adams
as Girl
- Ernie Alexander
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Murray Alper
as Kid
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Charles Arnt
as Drunk (uncredited)
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Vince Barnett
as Wrestling manager
- William Benedict
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Donald Briggs
as Reporter
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William Burress
as General
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John K. Butler
as Racetrack Tout
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Joe Caits
as Joe
- Charles "Heinie" Conklin
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Edgar Dearing
as Bill the San Francisco Policeman
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Dorothée
as Polly Byrnes
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Mary Gordon
as Rose (the cook)
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Maude Turner Gordon
as Helen
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Ben Hall
as Butcher Boy
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Sherry Hall
as Photographer
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Clarence Kolb
as Lucius
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Richard Loo
as Headwaiter
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Dorothy McNulty
as Polly Byrnes
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John T. Murray
as Jerry
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Jack Norton
as Reporter
- Harvey Parry
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Thomas Pogue
as William
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George H. Reed
as Porter
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Tom Ricketts
as Henry the Butler
- Constantine Romanoff
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Dick Rush
as San Francisco Detective
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Alice H. Smith
as Emily
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George Taylor
as Eddie
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Zeffie Tilbury
as Lucy
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Charles Trowbridge
as Police Examiner
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Harry Tyler
as Fingers
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Guy Usher
as Chief of Detectives
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Monte Vandergrift
as Man (uncredited)
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Dorothy Vaughan
as Charlotte
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Bobby Watson
as Leader of Late Crowd
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Eric Wilton
as Peter butler
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John Kelly
as Harold
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George Guhl
as S.F. Police Captain
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Baldwin Cooke
as Photographer
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Edith Kingdon
as Hattie
- Sue Moore
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Jack Adair
as Escort of Dizzy Blonde
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Ed Allen
as Man
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Joe Phillips
as Willie
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Jack Raymond
as Photographer
