After the Thin Man

Dec 25, 1936

1h 52m

★ 7.3

Continuing the fun in their NEW hit!

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.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

After the Thin Man Trailers

Cast

Nick Charles

William Powell

Nora Charles

Myrna Loy

David Graham

James Stewart

Selma Forrest Landis

Elissa Landi

'Dancer'

Joseph Calleia

Aunt Katherine Forrest

Jessie Ralph

Robert Landis

Alan Marshal

Floyd Casper

Teddy Hart

Lt. Abrams

Sam Levene

Polly Byrnes

Penny Singleton

Lum Kee

William Law

Dr. Adolph Kammer

George Zucco

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

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