Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

SimonJack "After the Thin Man" is the second film in the "Thin Man" series that stars William Powell and Myrna Loy. Oh, yes, and Asta their talented pet, Scottie. James Stewart has the next lead and is at the head of a large cast of good actors. After the success of his first book and the movie based on it, Dashiell Hammett was commissioned to write more stories about Nick and Nora Charles. So, he wrote screenplay stories for this film and the next one, "Another Thin Man." MGM hired another man and wife team, Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, to write the screenplays. It was decades after Hammett's death that manuscripts for these two novellas were found. They had publication notes from Hammett urging that the screenplay revisions by Goodrich and Hackett be made in the stories themselves before their publication. That happened in 2012, in a book entitled, "Return of the Thin Man."This story has a huge cast with an intriguing plot of betrayal, infidelity, blackmail, forgery, fraud and murder. About the only crimes not part of this one are bank robbery and kidnapping. It's another very good comedy-mystery for nick and Nora Charles to tackle. It occurred to me, watching this film again recently, that there is one specific distinction about the crimes in Dashiell Hammett stories compared to the great detective mysteries of Agatha Christie. Hammett's crime stories generally have many possible suspects, whereas Christie's Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple crimes have just a few suspects. Both Hammett and Christie were master storytellers who could do what it took to keep the solutions close to secret until near the end. And, that has most always been to the delight of we mystery story and film aficionados. Here are some favorite lines from this film. For more humorous dialog, see the Quotes section under this IMDb Web page of the movie. Nora exchanges greetings with a couple in another open car that is passing in the opposite direction. Nick says, "Who's that?" Nora, "Oh, you wouldn't know them. They're respectable."Nick, "Come on. Let's get something to eat. I'm thirsty."Nora, "Well, how you gonna do it?" Nick, "I haven't the faintest idea. I'm just gonna look and listen and pray that somebody makes a slip. Just one slip."Polly, "What do ya mean, illiterate? My father and mother were married right here in the city hall."

Hitchcoc These wonderful crime comedies are of a different time. The main characters, developed by Dashiell Hammet, are so well drawn and so clever, it's hard not to be embrace the two. Of course, their hedonism and disregard for conventional relationships (some would call sheer honesty) are sometimes a bit much for modern audiences. For me, it was a time that had that black and white edge. When Nick was on a case, despite his sarcasm and flippant glib comments, he was so wise, noting clues that others did not see. Also, there is a wonderful, convoluted plot, with numerous figures as possible suspects. Nick and Nora are always in danger, but, of course, they will eventually land on their feet.

bigverybadtom The original "The Thin Man" movie was based on the title Dashiell Hammett detective novel, and it played itself more for its humorous aspects than as a serious mystery. The idea evidently worked, for this started a series of "Thin Man" movies which were not based on any Hammett stories, with the comic adventures of Nick and Nora doing detective work.In this run, Nick and Nora have come back from New York to California on New Year's, hoping to relax but instead being treated to a surprise party, and then having to meet Nora's aristocratic and snooty relatives. Unfortunately Nora's cousin Selma's husband has disappeared (as he had done before), and begs Nick and Nora to find him. Reluctantly, they do so. They find him quickly, alive and well, at a local club, but the problems, and the story, are only beginning as the husband is murdered, and Nick and Nora unearth some criminal intrigues...The story is played basically for laughs, though there is violence, danger, and tension. There are jokes about 3 am breakfasts and drinking lots of alcohol and smoking, and the dog Asta gives Nick and Nora trouble rather than provides help...and the very end of the story has a cute twist to it. It's entertaining more than anything else, but enjoyable if you like it.

Tim Kidner The Thin Man is quite well-known and launched a further five sequels, of which this was the first. I've not seen any of these on TV and I've just bought The Thin Man Collection.Two years after The Thin Man we see the sleuthing married couple, the debonair William Powell and beguiling Myrna Loy, plus dog, Asta take on a new case that involves an early prominent role for James Stewart. There's murder, family disputes and shoot-outs but if you're like me, it's not the actual sleuthing and case that makes these delightful movies, but the interplay of the couple and their social interaction that make them tick and so utterly enjoyable.The chemistry between the two is still there, very much and beautifully done, but perhaps less intense than the original movie and Asta is again very much a feature. There's the odd tipple, or two, with Powell displaying his trademark excellence as the happy and oh-so obliging drunk.At over 100 minutes it's quite a bit longer than the original and this is taken up by the detective work but if you like this sort of nostalgic old silver screen movie, you will hardly notice, let alone mind. The transfer - on the source mentioned - and could well be the same on all releases - is good to very good, without much flicker or scratches and mixes that old silver screen luminescence with fair detail. It's directed again, by W S Van Dyke.The original is a superb film that remains a favourite of mine, though I am about half the age of these movies and so they are a newly acquired cinematic find. After the Thin Man is a very fine sequel but which cannot quite reach the heights of the sparkling original, but sure comes close.