Director: W.S. Van Dyke (as W.S. Van Dyke II)
Writers: Frances Goodrich (screen play), Albert Hackett (screen play), 2 more credits »
Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
In this adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's "The Farewell Murder", Nick and Nora (and their dog Asta) visit the estate of Col. MacFay, who is being threatened by a mysterious man wanting revenge for a past injustice. When MacFay is murdered, that man is the obvious suspect- maybe too obvious...Movie Reviews
This is my favorite of
the Thin Man series, although Shadow of the Thin Man and the original
Thin Man are also very good. This is the only one of the sequels that
uses a story from Dashiell Hammett. The story isn't quite as
complicated as the original, which is why I liked it more than the
original. This movie is what movies should be. It is built around
characters and a story, something that is lacking in many of today's
films. William Powell and Myrna Loy have a magical chemistry that could
not have been manufactured by some studio executive. Although Nick is
the detective, Nora and Asta provide invaluable assistance along with
plenty of laughs. No matter how many times I see these movies, I still
think they are funny. Don't wait for these movies to show up on
television, because they rarely do. Don't waste your money renting
them, because you will want to see them again and again. I bought the
whole set, and while I can't really recommend the Song of the Thin Man
or the Thin Man Goes Home, the others are all really good and Another
Thin Man would be the one I would choose as my very favorite!
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