Directed by:
W. S. Van DykeCinematography:
Oliver T. MarshCast:
William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi, Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal, Sam Levene, Penny Singleton, George Zucco, Paul Fix (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![William Powell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/835/168835875_146rop.jpg)
William Powell
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
![Myrna Loy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268041_8f3334.jpg)
Myrna Loy
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Love Crazy (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![James Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348337_530de9.png)
James Stewart
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rear Window (1954)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
![Elissa Landi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/712/164712755_848620.jpg)
Elissa Landi
Italy
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Underground (1928)
![Joseph Calleia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505243_1f86d0.jpg)
Joseph Calleia
Malta
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Gilda (1946)
![Jessie Ralph](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319224_0aec5d.jpg)
Jessie Ralph
USA
Best movies:
The Good Earth (1937)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Double Wedding (1937)
![Alan Marshal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505386_473648.jpg)
Alan Marshal
Australia
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
![Sam Levene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455767_17e517.jpg)
Sam Levene
Russian Empire
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
![Penny Singleton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434728_78ac12.jpg)
Penny Singleton
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Best Man (1964)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
![George Zucco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/188/160188555_cf7af8.jpg)
George Zucco
UK
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
![Paul Fix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272347_af9850.jpg)
Paul Fix
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Scarface (1932)
![Jonathan Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505223_080fdd.jpg)
Jonathan Hale
Canada
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Bobby Watson
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Captains Courageous (1937)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Vince Barnett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496842_f4803d.jpg)
Vince Barnett
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Scarface (1932)
![Louis Natheaux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/382/160382196_70b044.jpg)
Louis Natheaux
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Claire Rochelle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312384_c5118a.jpg)
Claire Rochelle
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
I Love You Again (1940)
![Mary Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712161_95d5f1.jpg)
Mary Gordon
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It Started with Eve (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![William Worthington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/470/159470144_d83181.jpg)
William Worthington
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Ralph Brooks
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Sherry Hall
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Captains Courageous (1937)