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Actors: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about After the Thin Man |
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This is the second entry in the Thin Man-series, based on Dashiell Hammet's books. William Powell stars as detective Nick Charles, who has just retired and plans to spend his time taking care of his rich wife's (Nora's) money. Unfortunately one of Nora's relatives is murdered so Nick has to start a little detecting again. The film is first and foremost a comedy, almost too little time is spent on the actual murder-plot. Powell and Loy are in absolute top form, but Myrna is given less room to act than in their previous film.
--Erik Stahlberg, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of After the Thin Man |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Special relationship with
- aunt
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Kind of comedy
- bungling cops/detectives
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- prison
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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