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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

 











    Another Thin Man
1939  NR  COMEDY-DRAMA  1h 43min
CAST— William Powell, Myrna Loy, C. Aubrey Smith, Otto Kruger, Nat Pendleton, Virginia Grey, Tom Neal, Marjorie Main, Ruth Hussey, Sheldon Leonard
MUSIC— Edward Ward  DIRECTOR— W. S. Van Dyke II  BASED ON— The Farewell Murder (story), by Dashiell Hammett

     Nick and Nora Charles, still believers in the art of inebriation, return in this second sequel in the popular comedic mystery series. This time they journey to the secluded country home of Nora’s benefactor to root out the cause of recent attacks. They become involved in an ever widening mystery where the victims begin to stack up. They must solve the murders before their family is added to the body count. Not as much fun as previous outings, but the wit never wanes. AKA Return of the Thin Man.
OUR RATING— ** ½
PRECEDED BY— The Thin Man (1934), After the Thin Man (1936)
FOLLOWED BY— Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), The Thin Man Goes Home (1944), Song of the Thin Man (1947)
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