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Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

Comedy · Mystery · Crime · 1939

Nick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when eccentric industrialist Colonel MacFay asks for protection after receiving threatening messages. When MacFay is found dead at his isolated estate, Nick and Nora spring into action, questioning a houseful of suspicious guests and uncovering greed, blackmail, family secrets, and a dangerous inheritance plot. With their trademark wit and sophistication, the glamorous couple balances parenthood, parties, and peril as they race to expose the killer.

Movie details

Another Thin Man

“Their Merriest Hit! Mr. and Mrs. Thin Man Have a B-A-B-Y!”

1939 Comedy · Mystery · Crime 1h 43m

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7.1 / 10

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Nick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when eccentric industrialist Colonel MacFay asks for protection after receiving threatening messages. When MacFay is found dead at his isolated estate, Nick and Nora spring into action, questioning a houseful of suspicious guests and uncovering greed, blackmail, family secrets, and a dangerous inheritance plot. With their trademark wit and sophistication, the glamorous couple balances parenthood, parties, and peril as they race to expose the killer.

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Directed by

W.S. Van Dyke

Written by

Dashiell Hammett · Frances Goodrich · Albert Hackett · Anita Loos

William Powell

William Powell

Nick Charles

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Lois MacFay

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

Van Slack

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Colonel MacFay

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Dorothy Waters

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Lieutenant Guild

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Put Another Thin Man on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.