Overview

Nick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when eccentric industrialist Colonel MacFay asks for protection after receiving threatening messages. When MacFay is found dead at his isolated estate, Nick and Nora spring into action, questioning a houseful of suspicious guests and uncovering greed, blackmail, family secrets, and a dangerous inheritance plot. With their trademark wit and sophistication, the glamorous couple balances parenthood, parties, and peril as they race to expose the killer.

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $2.22M worldwide, about 2.0 times its $1.11M budget
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Sequels
Follows After the Thin Man and is followed by Shadow of the Thin Man
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Collection
Part of The Thin Man Collection
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Music
Music by Edward Ward
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Oliver T. Marsh and William Daniels
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Details

Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Writers: Frances GoodrichWriter
Albert HackettWriter
Dashiell HammettStory
Anita LoosWriter
Status: Released
Release date: November 17, 1939
Original language: English
Budget: $1.1M
Revenue: $2.2M
Countries: United States of America
Collection: The Thin Man Collection