Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0012569673762 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: August 07, 2007 Running Time: 112 minutes Sales Rank: 28104 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1936
Product Description: It's New Year's Eve Nick and Nora Charles have returned to the West Coast and the philandering hubby of Nora's cousin has gone missing. Round up the unusual suspects. The stars (plus the four-footed one!) writers and director of The Thin Man reunite for a giddy second comedy whodunit. Myrna Loy is Nora who by all accounts doesn't scold doesn't nag and looks far too pretty in the morning. William Powell is Nick retired from sleuthing but hardly retiring when it comes to a case more scrambled than the 3 A.M. eggs he whips up. And rising star James Stewart leads a tip-top supporting cast. 'This is a fine way to start the New Year' Nick says as he springs Nora from lockup. Indeed it is.Running Time: 112 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE UPC: 012569673762 Manufacturer No: 67376
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Rating: - "And You Call Yourself a Detective"
There's more fun to be had in this 1936 sequel to The Thin Man.
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) are returning home to San Francisco just in time for New Years. Instead of the early evening they had planned, they are summoned to a family dinner at Nora's Aunt Katherine's (Jessie Ralph). Only after dinner do they learn that Cousin Selma (Elissa Landi) is missing her husband. And they can't go to the police and get their names in the paper. So a reluctant Nick agrees to find Robert (Alan Marshal).
The case seems to be over pretty quickly when Nick and Nora find Robert at a night club. But then the dead bodies start piling up. Can Nick sort this all out?
Once again, we have a fun mix of the comedic and the mysterious. While the climax is once again the "gather everyone in one room cliche," Nick does solve things this time. And there are several fun comedic ... Read More
Rating: - Arguably greatest of the THIN MAN series
I bought the entire set (The Complete Thin Man Collection) to get this, my perennial favorite, before it was released individually. What W.S. Van Dyke did so well in The Thin Man, he topped and delivered even more of in this superb sequel. Even more affectionate banter between Nick and Nora, even more harebrained, screwy upper crusters, and the usual mob of colorful bottom dwellers from Nick's former life as a "flat foot." Everything about this film is better, including the photography, the sets, dialogue, plot complications, location shooting (including a surprise that always gets San Francisco natives chuckling; watch for the semi-completed Golden Gate Bridge in the background of a location shot). And Jimmy Stewart. Yep, Jimmy Stewart. Has no one mentioned a very, very young James Stewart in a supporting role? His charisma and talent are apparent even in this thankless part. You might also recognize Dorothy McNulty's ... Read More
Rating: - A sequel that matches the original.
W.S. Van Dyke's "After the Thin Man," the first of five sequels to the original "Thin Man," is the best of the five and the only one that truly matched the consistent thrills and sprightly fun of the original. It picks up where the first movie left off, as Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) come home to San Francisco from New York, where they receive a less-than-warm welcome from Nora's staid relatives, especially her choleric, cane-wielding Aunt Catherine (Jessie Ralph). Cousin Selma (Elissa Landi), the one family member close to Nick and Nora, is being driven to distraction by her louse of a husband (Alan Marshall), and asks for Nick and Nora's help. The story that follows is a phantasmagoria of murder, blackmail, skulduggery, and many, many martinis. And, to top it off, Asta has woman trouble. Above all, it's a joy to see Powell and Loy, who could teach Tracy and Hepburn a few lessons about on-screen chemistry, ... Read More
Rating: - Moronic Magic
William Powell and Myrna Loy had a rapport that transcended the script in the many movies they made together. In the Thin Man series they had the aid of Asta (who often stole the show). The dialogue is often moronic but the end result is pure magic.
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- "And You Call Yourself a Detective"
- Arguably greatest of the THIN MAN series
- A sequel that matches the original.
