After the Thin Man is a 1936 American murder mystery comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy and James Stewart. A sequel to the 1934 feature The Thin Man, the film presents Powell and Loy as Dashiell Hammett's characters Nick and Nora Charles. The film also features Elissa Landi, Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal and Penny Singleton (billed under her maiden name as Dorothy McNulty). Plot Nick and Nora Charles return from vacation on New Year's Eve t

The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure-class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married Nora, a wealthy heiress accustomed to high society. Their wire-haired fox terrier Asta was played by canine actor Skipp

THE THIN MAN ('34) co-stars Myrna Loy and William Powell appeared in more than a dozen films together from 1934 until 1947, making them one of the most prolific screen pairings of all time. In her autobiography, Loy recalled, "From the very first scene, a curious thing passed between us, a feeling of rhythm, complete understanding, an instinct of how one could bring out the best in the other. In all our work together, you can see this strange — I don’t know what... a kind of rapport. It wasn’t c

THE THIN MAN ('34) features Cesar Romero in an early role. It was his second film appearance. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM