After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man is a 1936 American film, starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and James Stewart, that is the sequel to the film The Thin Man. The movie presents Powell and Loy as Dashiell Hammetts characters Nick and Nora Charles. The film was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and also featured Elissa Landi, Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal, and Penny Singleton.

Nick and Nora Charles return from vacation to their home in San Francisco on New Years Eve, where Noras stuffy family expect the couple to join them for a formal dinner. Nick is despised by Noras Aunt Katherine, the family matriarch, as his immigrant heritage and experience as a flat foot are considered below Nora. The true reason for their invitation is that Noras cousin Selmas neerdowell husband Robert has been missing. Nick is coerced into a little quiet detective work for the family.They easily find Robert at a Chinese nightclub, where hes been conducting an affair with Polly, the star performer. Robert tries to extort money from Selmas unrequited love, David Graham James Stewart 25,000 and Robert will leave Selma alone permanently. Unknown to Robert, Polly and the nightclubs owner, Dancer, plan to grift the money and dispose of him. After being paid off, and returning home for some clothes, Robert is shot at the stroke of midnight. David finds Selma standing over Robert and hurriedly disposes of her gun. Despite this, the police determine that shes the prime suspect, and her fragile mental state only strengthens the case. Selma insists that she never fired her gun, and Nick is now obliged to investigate and determine the true murderer. ........

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