{"id":17453,"date":"2011-05-24T22:29:34","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T05:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17453"},"modified":"2020-11-26T15:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T22:31:44","slug":"another-thin-man-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17453","title":{"rendered":"Another Thin Man (1939)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You can laugh if you want to &#8212; but I don&#8217;t laugh at my dreams!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Poster-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Poster-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Poster-80x128.jpg 80w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nSocialites Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) travel with their infant son (William A. Poulsen) to Long Island, where Nick &#8212; a former detective &#8212; quickly finds himself trying to determine who killed the father (C. Aubrey Smith) of a beautiful young heiress (Virginia Grey).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<li>Myrna Loy Films<\/li>\n<li>William Powell Films<\/li>\n<li>W.S. Van Dyke Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe enormous success of W.S. Van Dyke&#8217;s screwball murder mystery <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17397\"><em>The Thin Man<\/em> (1934)<\/a> spawned a near cottage industry of sequels and spin-offs &#8212; including this third entry in the feature-length series (the only additional title included in <em>Guide For the Film Fanatic<\/em>). The formula had by now been set: Nick is reluctantly drawn into helping to solve a murder mystery (thanks in part to his wife&#8217;s urging), and eventually pulls together a group of suspects, at which point he cleverly outs the culprit. Unfortunately, while fans will surely enjoy getting to see more of the Charles&#8217;s incomparably witty banter together, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett&#8217;s script &#8212; despite being based on another story by Dashiell Hammett &#8212; doesn&#8217;t distinguish itself as particularly noteworthy in any way, and never manages to approach the brilliance of the original. (Maybe what&#8217;s missing is all the alcohol! As new parents, Nick and Nora&#8217;s lifestyle has become fairly tame&#8230;) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The refreshingly lighthearted &#8220;playing with baby&#8221; scene<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Baby-Alibi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Baby-Alibi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Baby-Alibi.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Baby-Alibi-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-Baby-Alibi-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The most unusual dance scene at the West Indies club<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-West-Indies-Dance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-West-Indies-Dance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-West-Indies-Dance.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-West-Indies-Dance-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Another-Thin-Man-West-Indies-Dance-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; while it&#8217;s an enjoyable enough way to pass the time, this one is only must-see for diehard Nick-and-Nora fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0031047\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=9500EFD8143EE432A25757C2A9679D946894D6CF\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1759&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/1747\/another-thin-man#articles-reviews?articleId=27611\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You can laugh if you want to &#8212; but I don&#8217;t laugh at my dreams!&#8221; Synopsis: Socialites Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) travel with their infant son (William A. Poulsen) to Long Island, where Nick &#8212; a former detective &#8212; quickly finds himself trying to determine who killed the father (C. Aubrey Smith) of a beautiful young heiress (Virginia Grey). Genres: Detectives and Private Eyes Murder Mystery Myrna Loy Films William Powell Films W.S. 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