After The Thin Man

Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, & James Stewart

The Strand is tickled to bring the second installment of the comedic crime series back to the Big Screen in 39 speaker surround-sound.

Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora’s cousin, Selma.

After The Thin Man was the first sequel to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards.

This film has a 100% rating based on 22 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

Aunt Katherine’s old butler has a doddering walk. Greeting Nick, he says, “Walk this way, sir,” and Nick follows by copying his walk comedically. This gag is more familiar in Monty Python and Young Frankenstein (1974), the latter inspiring Aerosmith’s hit single “Walk This Way”, but Powell did it first in this 1936 film. Groucho Marx also made use of the “walk this way” gag.