After the Thin Man
by W S Van Dyke
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Actor: Myrna LoyDirector: W S Van Dyke
Primary Contributor: William Powell
Producer: Hunt Stromberg
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Black & White
Running Time: 112 unknown-units
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of After the Thin Man
Movie Review: Nice Labyrinthine Mystery and Colorful Cast of Characters.
Summary: 5 Stars
"After the Thin Man" picks up where 1934's classic comedic mystery "The Thin Man" left off. Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) are returning by train to their home in San Francisco. They arrive on New Year's Eve to a gaggle of reporters plying Nick for details of the now-famous Thin Man case and a house full of drunken revelers. Nora's fragile cousin Selma (Elissa Landi) insists that the couple join her for dinner at the family home, hoping Nick will be able to help with a problem: Selma's philandering husband Robert (Alan Marshall) is missing. The generally disapproving family matriarch Aunt Katherine (Jessie Ralph) will do anything to avoid a scandal. And Selma's former fiancé Robert (Jimmy Stewart), who still loves her, hopes that Robert is gone for good this time. So much for Nick and Nora's plans to relax for a while.
The creative talent from "The Thin Man" reunited for this sequel: Dashiell Hammett contributed the (unpublished) story. Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett wrote the screenplay. And W. S. Van Dyke directs. Of the five "Thin Man" sequels that were made 1936-1947, "After the Thin Man" is the only one that approaches the quality of the original. It doesn't match "The Thin Man"'s witty banter between Nick and Nora, which explains why this film is not as fondly remembered. But it does match, and possibly exceeds, the mystery and cast of suspects. There are colorful underworld characters, indelicate and unscrupulous dames, and a hard-boiled police detective, Lieutenant Abrams (Sam Levene). This is notable, because the police become buffoons, played for laughs, in subsequent "Thin Man" films. Dashiell Hammett is characteristically unflattering to everyone: The underworld is motivated purely by material gain and completely lacking in ethics, while the aristocracy's values are outdated and out-of-touch. A well-written and thoroughly entertaining film.
The DVD (Warner Brothers 2005): This print has some minor white specks, but the picture is otherwise good, and sound is good. Bonus features include a short film and a cartoon, as is usual for the "Thin Man" DVDs, but this one also includes some old radio programs. "How to Be a Detective" (9 min) is a short film in which satirist Robert Benchley gives us comedic lessons in how to recognize criminal types, catch and criminal, and get a confession. "The Early Bird Gets the Worm" (9 min) is a Harmon-Ising cartoon of a bluebird chasing an elusive worm while a rattlesnake chases them both. "6/17/1940 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast" (audio only) is a radio play, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, of "After the Thin Man", introduced by Cecile B. Demille. It's a good play but completely redundant if you're seen the movie. "Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo" (audio only) is a "cavalcade of musical hits" from 1936 movies, including the song "Smoke Dreams" from "After the Thin Man". There is also a theatrical trailer (3 min). Subtitles are available for the film in English, Spanish, and French. Dubbing is available in French.
Summary of After the Thin Man
Elissa asks Nick to find her missing husband. He had been seeing a bit on the side, and blackmailing a local criminal. David Graham claims he paid the missing husband to get rid of a former girlfriend. Will Nick locate him ?Similar DVD Movies
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