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After the Thin Man ()

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Nick investigates the case of a missing man and later a murder that is connected to Nora's family.
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Nick Charles
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Nora Charles
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David Graham
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Selma Landis
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'Dancer'
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Aunt Katherine Forrest
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Robert Landis (as Alan Marshall)
Teddy Hart ...
Casper
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Police Lt. Abrams
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Polly Byrnes (as Dorothy McNulty)
William Law ...
Lum Kee
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Dr. Kammer
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Phil
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Asta
Mrs. Asta ...
Mrs. Asta
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Jack Adair ...
Escort of Sexy Blonde (uncredited)
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Singer at Welcome Home Party (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander ...
Filing Clerk in Morgue (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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The Kid (uncredited)
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Drunk Greeting Nick and Nora at Party (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Wrestling Manager at Party (uncredited)
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Blond Young Man Who Approaches Car (uncredited)
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San Francisco Policeman (uncredited)
Jimmy Blair ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Jimmy Brewster ...
Thug with Joe at Nick's Table (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Burton Forrest (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
William Burgess ...
Cousin Lucius (uncredited)
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Joe (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Phyllis Coghlan ...
The Charles' Maid Who First Recognizes Them (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Trainman Seeing Nick Kiss Nora (uncredited)
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Photographer (uncredited)
Edith Craig ...
Girl with Fireman at Party (uncredited)
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Iceman at Party (uncredited)
Jack Daley ...
Bartender (uncredited)
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Bill (uncredited)
Cecil Elliott ...
Servant (uncredited)
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Warden (uncredited)
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Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
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Rose (uncredited)
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Cousin Helen (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
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Newspaper Distributor (uncredited)
Jesse Graves ...
Red Cap (uncredited)
Jack Grey ...
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Policeman at Party (uncredited)
Ben Hall ...
Butcher Boy (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ...
Photographer (uncredited)
Lew Harvey ...
Thug with Joe at Nick's Table (uncredited)
Sam Hayes ...
First News Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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Screwy (uncredited)
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Man Rehearsing Welcome Speech (uncredited)
Ethel Jackson ...
Girl with Fireman (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Harold the Chauffer (uncredited)
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Aunt Hattie (uncredited)
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The General (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Polly's Admirer (uncredited)
Harry Leroy ...
Man in the Mob (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Station Agent (uncredited)
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Lichee Club Headwaiter (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Pat McKee ...
New Year's Partygoer (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy ...
Cop (uncredited)
Hans Moebus ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Sue Moore ...
Sexy Blonde (uncredited)
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Boyfriend of Girl Standing on Hands (uncredited)
Bob Murphy ...
Detective Arresting Nora and David (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn ...
Singing Guest (uncredited)
Frank Otto ...
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Man Standing on Hands (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Flop House Proprietor (uncredited)
Joe Phillips ...
Willie the Weeper (uncredited)
Thomas Pogue ...
Uncle Willie (uncredited)
Richard Powell ...
Surprised Policeman Who Shot at Mirror (uncredited)
Jack Raymond ...
Photographer (uncredited)
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Dudley (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Henry the Butler (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Jeanie Roberts ...
Girl Working with Jerry (uncredited)
Claire Rochelle ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Wrestler at Party (uncredited)
Dick Rush ...
San Francisco Detective (uncredited)
Fred Santley ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Bert Scott ...
Man at Piano (uncredited)
Marion Sheldon ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Alice H. Smith ...
Cousin Emily (uncredited)
Jane Talent ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
George Taylor ...
Eddie (uncredited)
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Aunt Lucy (uncredited)
Edith Trivers ...
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
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Ballistics Man (uncredited)
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Fingers (uncredited)
Guy Usher ...
Police Captain (uncredited)
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Detective Asked to Check On It (uncredited)
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Charlotte (uncredited)
Lucille Ward ...
Prison Matron (uncredited)
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Leader of Late Crowd (uncredited)
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Fireman at Party (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ...
Peter - Nick's Butler (uncredited)
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'Respectable' Man in Car (uncredited)

Directed by

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W.S. Van Dyke

Written by

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Frances Goodrich ... (screen play) and
Albert Hackett ... (screen play)
 
Dashiell Hammett ... (from the story by)

Produced by

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Hunt Stromberg ... producer

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Herbert Stothart
Edward Ward

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Oliver T. Marsh ... (photographed by)

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Robert Kern ... film editor (as Robert J. Kern)

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Henry Grace ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Robert J. Schiffer ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles Dorian ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Harry McAfee ... associate art director
Edwin B. Willis ... associate art director

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eddie Croninworth ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dolly Tree ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Wayne Allen ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Wallace Worsley Jr. ... script clerk (uncredited)

Other crew

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Seymour Felix ... dance stager
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Plot Summary

Now back in San Francisco after their holiday in New York, Nick and Nora find themselves trying to solve another mystery. It's New Year's Eve and they are summoned to dinner at Nora's elderly, and very aristocratic, family. There they find that cousin Selma's husband Robert has been missing for three days. Nick reluctantly agrees to look for him but the case takes a twist when Robert is shot and Selma is accused of murder. Several other murders occur but eventually Nick gathers everyone into the same room to reveal the identity of the killer. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines Mr. and Mrs. Thin Man Are Back In Their New Hit See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nick, gentleman détective (France)
  • ...und sowas nennt sich Detektiv (Germany)
  • Ella, él y Asta (Spain)
  • 'Dünner Mann', 2. Fall (West Germany)
  • Nick, Gentleman détective (Belgium, French title)
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  • 112 min
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Budget $683,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Though William Powell and Myrna Loy were very close friends off-screen, their only romantic moments together occurred on-screen. The public, however, was determined to have them married in private life as well. When the two stars showed up in San Francisco (where most of this film was shot) at the St. Francis, the hotel management proudly showed "Mr. and Mrs. Powell" to their deluxe suite. This was an especially uncomfortable moment as Jean Harlow, who was engaged to Powell, was with them, and the couple had not made a public statement about their relationship. Harlow saved the day by insisting on sharing the suite with Loy: "That mix-up brought me one of my most cherished friendships," Loy said in "Being and Becoming", her autobiography. "You would have thought Jean and I were in boarding school we had so much fun. We'd stay up half the night talking and sipping gin, sometimes laughing, sometimes discussing more serious things." Meanwhile, Powell got the hotel's one remaining room--a far humbler accommodation downstairs. See more »
Goofs As the train is arriving in San Francisco at the start of the movie, the rear-screen exterior is backward. Notice the lettering on the buildings. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964). See more »
Soundtracks Blow That Horn See more »
Quotes Nick Charles: You see, when it comes to words like that, an illiterate person...
Polly Byrnes: Whaddaya mean "illiterate"? My father and mother were married right here in the city hall!
Nick Charles: [Leans toward Nora] Having a good time, Mrs. Charles?
Nora Charles: It couldn't be better.
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