Another Thin Man (1939)
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81% of critics liked it
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85% of users liked it
(3,367 ratings)
Three years after the second Thin Man entry, MGM brought back the property by popular demand with Another Thin Man. As ever, William Powell and Myrna Loy star as sophisticated sleuths Nick and Nora Charles, with the added filip of 8-month-old Nick Charles Jr. At the invitation of munitions… More Three years after the second Thin Man entry, MGM brought back the property by popular demand with Another Thin Man. As ever, William Powell and Myrna Loy star as sophisticated sleuths Nick and Nora Charles, with the added filip of 8-month-old Nick Charles Jr. At the invitation of munitions manufacturer Colonel MacFay (C. Aubrey Smith), the Charleses spend a weekend at MacFay's Long Island estate. The Colonel is certain that his shady ex-business associate Phil Church (Sheldon Leonard) plans to do him harm, a prognostication that apparently comes true when murder rears its ugly head. Though he's promised to cut down on his drinking (after all, he's a daddy now), Nick spends an inordinate amount of time sorting out the clues and identifying the actual murderer-who, of course, is the least likely suspect (and in fact is played by an actor who seldom if ever harmed a fly in any other film). Adding to the merry mayhem is the Charleses' efforts to find a good baby-sitter, resulting in an onslaught of "help"-and additional babies!--courtesy of Nick's old Underworld cronies. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 17, 1939 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
We're still appreciative, but we found too many chestnuts in the dressing.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
This 1939 release is still watchable, though the spirit is now sitcom.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The atmosphere and sets, along with stellar performances by the principals, can't offset a weak story.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
One of string of above average Wiliam Powell-Myrna Loy crime-comedies...and a joy.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Fans of the series will enjoy seeing their favorite couple continue to lightly spar and make those cross-cultural jabs, but the end result is decidedly tepid.
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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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Virginia Grey
as Lois MacFay
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C. Aubrey Smith
as Col. Burr MacFay
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Otto Kruger
as Assistant DA Van Slack
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Ruth Hussey
as Dorothy Waters
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Nat Pendleton
as Lt. Guild
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Patric Knowles
as Dudley Horn
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Tom Neal
as Freddie Coleman
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Phyllis Gordon
as Mrs. Bellam
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Sheldon Leonard
as Phil Church
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Don Costello
as "Diamond Back" Vogel
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Harry Bellaver
as "Creeps" Binder
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Abner Biberman
as Dum-Dum
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Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Dolley
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Murray Alper
as Father
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Asta the Dog
as Himself
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Paul E. Burns
as Ticket Agent
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Nell Craig
as Maid
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Alex D'Arcy
as Gigolo
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Joe Devlin
as Bodyguard
- Joseph Downing
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Ralph Dunn
as Expressman
- Dick Elliott
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Matty Fain
as Hood
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Edward Gargan
as Detective
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Martin Garralaga
as Informant
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Edward Hearn
as Detective
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Shemp Howard
as Wacky
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Muriel Hutchinson
as Smitty
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Milt Kibbee
as Les the Deputy
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Horace McMahon
as MacFay's Chauffeur
- Alphonse Martell
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Alberto Morin
as Waiter
- Paul Newlan
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Nestor Paiva
as Headwaiter
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Milton Parsons
as Coroner
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Bert Roach
as Cookie the Drinker
- Frank Sully
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Doodles Weaver
as Gatekeeper
- John Kelly
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William Tannen
as State Trooper
- George Guhl
- Thomas E. Jackson
