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| director = [[W.S. Van Dyke]]
| director = [[W.S. Van Dyke]]
| producer = [[Hunt Stromberg]]
| producer = [[Hunt Stromberg]]
| writer = [[Frances Goodrich]]<br>[[Albert Hackett]]
| screenplay = [[Frances Goodrich]]<br>[[Albert Hackett]]
| starring = [[William Powell]]<br>[[Myrna Loy]]<br>[[Otto Kruger]]<br>[[Skippy (dog)|Asta]]<br>[[C. Aubrey Smith]]
| writer = [[Dashiell Hammett<br>[[Anita Loos]]
| starring = [[William Powell]]<br>[Myrna Loy]]<br>[[Otto Kruger]]<br>[[Skippy (dog)|Asta]]<br>[[C. Aubrey Smith]]
| music = [[Edward Ward (composer)|Edward Ward]]
| music = [[Edward Ward (composer)|Edward Ward]]
| cinematography = [[William H. Daniels]]<br>Oliver T. Marsh
| cinematography = [[William H. Daniels]]<br>Oliver T. Marsh
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'''''Another Thin Man''''' is a 1939 American film that is the third film in the six-volume series, ''[[The Thin Man (film)|The Thin Man]].'' It again stars [[William Powell]] and [[Myrna Loy]] as [[Nick and Nora Charles]], and is based on the writings of [[Dashiell Hammett]]. Their son, Nicky Jr., is also introduced in the film. The cast includes their terrier [[Skippy (dog)|Asta]], [[Virginia Grey]], [[Otto Kruger]], [[C. Aubrey Smith]], [[Ruth Hussey]], [[Nat Pendleton]], [[Patric Knowles]], [[Sheldon Leonard]], [[Tom Neal]], [[Phyllis Gordon]] and [[Marjorie Main]].
'''''Another Thin Man''''' is a 1939 American film that is the third film in the six-volume series, ''[[The Thin Man (film)|The Thin Man]].'' It again stars [[William Powell]] and [[Myrna Loy]] as [[Nick and Nora Charles]], and is based on the writings of [[Dashiell Hammett]]. Their son, Nicky Jr., is also introduced in the film. The cast includes their terrier [[Skippy (dog)|Asta]], [[Virginia Grey]], [[Otto Kruger]], [[C. Aubrey Smith]], [[Ruth Hussey]], [[Nat Pendleton]], [[Patric Knowles]], [[Sheldon Leonard]], [[Tom Neal]], [[Phyllis Gordon]] and [[Marjorie Main]].


The film was originally promoted in the [[United States]] under the title of ''Return of the Thin Man'', and was followed by ''[[Shadow of the Thin Man]]'' (1941).
The film was originally promoted in the [[United States]] under the title of ''Return of the Thin Man'', and was followed by ''[[Shadow of the Thin Man]]'' (1941).
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[William Powell]] as Nick Charles
* [[William Powell]] as Nick Charles
*[[Myrna Loy]] as Nora Charles
* [[Myrna Loy]] as Nora Charles
*[[Virginia Grey]] as Lois MacFay
* [[Virginia Grey]] as Lois MacFay
*[[Otto Kruger]] as Assistant District Attorney Van Slack
* [[Otto Kruger]] as Assistant District Attorney Van Slack
*[[C. Aubrey Smith]] as Colonel Burr MacFay
* [[C. Aubrey Smith]] as Colonel Burr MacFay
*[[Ruth Hussey]] as Dorothy Walters, Charles' nanny
* [[Ruth Hussey]] as Dorothy Walters, Charles' nanny
*[[Nat Pendleton]] as Lieutenant Guild
* [[Nat Pendleton]] as Lieutenant Guild
*[[Patric Knowles]] as Dudley Horn, Lois's fiancé
* [[Patric Knowles]] as Dudley Horn, Lois's fiancé
*[[Tom Neal]] as Freddie Coleman, MacFay's secretary
* [[Tom Neal]] as Freddie Coleman, MacFay's secretary
*[[Phyllis Gordon]] as Mrs. Isabella Bellam, MacFay's housekeeper
* [[Phyllis Gordon]] as Mrs. Isabella Bellam, MacFay's housekeeper
*[[Sheldon Leonard]] as Phil Church
* [[Sheldon Leonard]] as Phil Church
*[[Don Costello]] as "Diamond Back" Vogel
* [[Don Costello]] as "Diamond Back" Vogel
*[[Harry Bellaver]] as "Creeps"
* [[Harry Bellaver]] as "Creeps"
*[[Muriel Hutchison]] as Smitty
* [[Muriel Hutchison]] as Smitty
*[[Abner Biberman]] as "Dum-Dum"
* [[Abner Biberman]] as "Dum-Dum"
*[[Marjorie Main]] as Mrs. Dolley
* [[Marjorie Main]] as Mrs. Dolley


[[File:Century Danforth 1939.jpg|thumb|right|''Another Thin Man'' on the marquee of a Toronto cinema, as a [[double feature]] with the [[Richard Arlen]] film ''[[Missing Daughters]]''.]]
[[File:Century Danforth 1939.jpg|thumb|right|''Another Thin Man'' on the marquee of a Toronto cinema, as a [[double feature]] with the [[Richard Arlen]] film ''[[Missing Daughters]]''.]]
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Another Thin Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byW.S. Van Dyke
Written by[[Dashiell Hammett
Anita Loos | starring = William Powell
[Myrna Loy]]
Otto Kruger
Asta
C. Aubrey Smith
Screenplay byFrances Goodrich
Albert Hackett
Produced byHunt Stromberg
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Oliver T. Marsh
Edited byFredrick Y. Smith
Music byEdward Ward
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
November 17, 1939 (1939-11-17)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Another Thin Man is a 1939 American film that is the third film in the six-volume series, The Thin Man. It again stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, and is based on the writings of Dashiell Hammett. Their son, Nicky Jr., is also introduced in the film. The cast includes their terrier Asta, Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger, C. Aubrey Smith, Ruth Hussey, Nat Pendleton, Patric Knowles, Sheldon Leonard, Tom Neal, Phyllis Gordon and Marjorie Main.

The film was originally promoted in the United States under the title of Return of the Thin Man, and was followed by Shadow of the Thin Man (1941).

Plot

In this adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's "The Farewell Murder",[1] Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) Charles are back in New York with Asta and a new arrival - Nicky Jr. They are invited by Colonel Burr MacFay (C. Aubrey Smith) to spend the weekend at his house on Long Island. McFay desperately wants Nick to put his well-known detective skills to work, as he has been receiving threats from Phil Church (Sheldon Leonard), a very shady character. When MacFay is killed, Church seems to be the obvious suspect. However, Nick is skeptical. He suspects there is something far more complicated going on. MacFay's housekeeper, daughter and various hangers-on all may have had an interest in seeking the old man's demise.

Cast

Another Thin Man on the marquee of a Toronto cinema, as a double feature with the Richard Arlen film Missing Daughters.

Reception

According to Frank S. Nugent, "this third of the trademarked Thin Men takes its murders as jauntily as ever, confirms our impression that matrimony need not be too serious a business and provides as light an entertainment as any holiday-amusement seeker is likely to find."[2]

References

  1. ^ Library of Congress Copyright Office (1938). Catalog of Copyright Entries. p. 269. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. ^ Nugent, Frank S. (November 24, 1939). "Post-Turkey Reports on Another Thin Man at the Capitol, Daytime Wife at the Roxy, Flying Deuces at Rialto and a Double Bill at the Palace". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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