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After the Thin Man is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy, crime, and mystery film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and written by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dashiell Hammett, the movie stars William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, and Penny Singleton. The narrative is set in San Francisco, where filming also took place.
The film has a runtime of 112 minutes and was released in the United States on December 25, 1936. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. William Axt composed the score, while Oliver T. Marsh served as director of photography. Cedric Gibbons handled production design, and Robert J. Kern edited the film. It is followed by Another Thin Man and is part of The Thin Man Collection.
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7.3Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
Cast
- William Powell as Nick Charles
- Myrna Loy as Nora Charles
- James Stewart as David Graham
- Elissa Landi as Selma Forrest Landis
- Joseph Calleia as Dancer
- Jessie Ralph as Katherine Forrest
Themes
- new year's eve
- husband wife relationship
- married couple
- nightclub
- murder
- whodunit
- black and white
- private detective
- murder investigation
- thin man
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Another Thin Man
- Follows
- The Thin Man
- Director
- W. S. Van Dyke
- Screenwriter
- Dashiell Hammett
- Cast member
- Murray Alper
- Composer
- William Axt
- Producer
- Hunt Stromberg
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Oliver T. Marsh
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 485120
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Afterthethinman.jpg
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- Commons category
- After the Thin Man (film)
- publication date
- 1936-01-01
- title
- After the Thin Man
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Robert J. Kern
- set during recurring event
- New Year
- review score
- 7.7/10
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