After the Thin Man - wikipedia After the Thin Man This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Teblick ( talk contribs ) at 21 : 46, 29 July 2017 ( Added `` Radio adaptation '' section. ). The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 21 : 46, 29 July 2017 by Teblick ( talk contribs ) ( Added `` Radio adaptation '' section. ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) After the Thin Man Theatrical release poster Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Produced by Hunt Stromberg Written by Dashiell Hammett ( characters, story ) Screenplay by Albert Hackett Frances Goodrich Starring William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Music by William Axt Cinematography Oliver T. Marsh Edited by Robert J. Kern Distributed by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Release date December 25, 1936 ( 1936 - 12 - 25 ) Running time 113 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $673,000 ( est. ) Box office $3,165,000 ( worldwide est. ) After the Thin Man is a 1936 American film, starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and James Stewart, that is the sequel to the film The Thin Man. The movie presents Powell and Loy as Dashiell Hammett 's characters Nick and Nora Charles. The film was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and also featured Elissa Landi, Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal, and Penny Singleton. This was actually the sixth pairing for Myrna Loy and William Powell. The two made 14 pictures together, six of them in the Thin Man series. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Box office 6 Radio adaptation 7 References 8 External links Plot Nick and Nora Charles return from vacation to their home in San Francisco on New Year 's Eve, where Nora 's stuffy family expect the couple to join them for a formal dinner. Nick is despised by Nora 's Aunt Katherine, the family matriarch, as his immigrant heritage and experience as a `` flat foot '' are considered below Nora. The true reason for their invitation is that Nora 's cousin Selma 's ne'er - do - well husband Robert has been missing. Nick is coerced into a little quiet detective work for the family. They easily find Robert at a Chinese nightclub, where he 's been conducting an affair with Polly, the star performer. Robert tries to extort money from Selma 's unrequited love, David Graham ( James Stewart ) : $25,000 and Robert will leave Selma alone permanently. Unknown to Robert, Polly and the nightclub 's owner, Dancer, plan to grift the money and dispose of him. After being paid off, and returning home for some clothes, Robert is shot at the stroke of midnight. David finds Selma standing over Robert and hurriedly disposes of her gun. Despite this, the police determine that she 's the prime suspect, and her fragile mental state only strengthens the case. Selma insists that she never fired her gun, and Nick is now obliged to investigate and determine the true murderer. As suspects pile up, schemes and double - crosses are found and two more murders occur, including Polly 's brutal brother. Lt. Abrams ( Sam Levene, making his series debut ) readily accepts Nick 's assistance. Nick follows a trail of clues that lead him to the apartment of a mysterious `` Anderson ''. As in the previous film, the film climaxes with a final interrogation and denouement featuring all the suspects. The murderer is revealed to be David ( the mysterious `` Anderson '' ), who has harbored a vengeful hatred of Selma after she passed him over to marry Robert. The case solved, and once again traveling by train, Nora reveals to Nick that they are expecting a baby, although Nick has to be prodded into putting the `` clues '' together and she comments : `` And you call yourself a detective. '' Cast Lobby card for After the Thin Man ( 1936 ) The cast is listed in order as documented by the American Film Institute. William Powell as Nick Charles Myrna Loy as Nora Charles James Stewart as David Graham Elissa Landi as Selma Landis Joseph Calleia as `` Dancer '' Jessie Ralph as Aunt Katherine Forrest Alan Marshal as Robert Landis Teddy Hart as Casper Sam Levene as Lieutenant Abrams Dorothy McNulty ( AKA - Penny Singleton ) as Polly Byrnes William Law as Lum Kee George Zucco as Dr. Kammer Paul Fix as Phil Byrnes Skippy as Asta Dorothy Vaughan as Charlotte ( uncredited ) Maude Turner Gordon as Helen ( uncredited ) William Burress as Lucius ( uncredited ) Tom Ricketts as Henry, the butler ( uncredited ) Esther Howard LiChi Club patron who says `` Hey, handsome '' to William Powell ( uncredited ) Production The film 's story was written by Dashiell Hammett, based on his characters Nick and Nora, but not a particular novel or short story. Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich wrote the screenplay. Reception The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1937 for Best Writing, Screenplay. The film carries a 100 % rating at Rotten Tomatoes, and 89 % audience rating. Box office The film grossed a total ( domestic and foreign ) of $3,165,000 : $1,992,000 from the US and Canada and $1,173,000 elsewhere. It made a profit of $1,516,000. Radio adaptation After the Thin Man was presented on Lux Radio Theatre on CBS radio on June 17, 1940. Powell and Loy reprised their roles from the film in the hour - long adaptation. References ^ Jump up to : Sedgwick, John ( 2000 ). Popular Filmgoing in 1930s Britain : A Choice of Pleasures. University of Exeter Press. ISBN 9780859896603. Retrieved August 7, 2014. Jump up ^ `` After the Thin Man ( 1936 ) ''. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 4, 2015. Jump up ^ `` After the Thin Man ''. AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 06. Jump up ^ Awards for After The Thin Man on IMDb Jump up ^ `` Those Were the Days ''. Nostalgia Digest. 43 ( 1 ) : 39. Winter 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to After the Thin Man ( film ). Wikiquote has quotations related to : After the Thin Man After the Thin Man on IMDb Plot overview After the Thin Man at the TCM Movie Database After The Thin Man at Rotten Tomatoes After the Thin Man at the American Film Institute Catalog After the Thin Man on Lux Radio Theater : June 17, 1940 The Thin Man series Novel Radio series Television series Musical Films The Thin Man ( 1934 ) After the Thin Man ( 1936 ) Another Thin Man ( 1939 ) Shadow of the Thin Man ( 1941 ) The Thin Man Goes Home ( 1945 ) Song of the Thin Man ( 1947 ) See also Dashiell Hammett William Powell Myrna Loy Skippy ( dog ) Films directed by W.S. Van Dyke The Hawk 's Trail ( 1919 ) Daredevil Jack ( 1920 ) Double Adventure ( 1921 ) Forget Me Not ( 1922 ) The Avenging Arrow ( 1921 ) White Eagle ( 1922 ) Half - A-Dollar - Bill ( 1924 ) Loving Lies ( 1924 ) Gold Heels ( 1924 ) The Trail Rider ( 1925 ) Hearts and Spurs ( 1925 ) The Gentle Cyclone ( 1926 ) War Paint ( 1926 ) Winners of the Wilderness ( 1927 ) California ( 1927 ) Spoilers of the West ( 1927 ) Under the Black Eagle ( 1928 ) Wyoming ( 1928 ) White Shadows in the South Seas ( 1928 ) The Pagan ( 1929 ) Trader Horn ( 1931 ) The Cuban Love Song ( 1931 ) Tarzan the Ape Man ( 1932 ) Night Court ( 1932 ) Penthouse ( 1933 ) Eskimo ( 1933 ) Manhattan Melodrama ( 1934 ) The Thin Man ( 1934 ) Hide - Out ( 1934 ) Forsaking All Others ( 1934 ) I Live My Life ( 1935 ) Rose Marie ( 1936 ) San Francisco ( 1936 ) His Brother 's Wife ( 1936 ) The Devil Is a Sissy ( 1936 ) Love on the Run ( 1936 ) After the Thin Man ( 1936 ) They Gave Him a Gun ( 1937 ) Personal Property ( 1937 ) Marie Antoinette ( 1938 ) Sweethearts ( 1938 ) Stand Up and Fight ( 1939 ) It 's a Wonderful World ( 1939 ) Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever ( 1939 ) Another Thin Man ( 1939 ) I Take This Woman ( 1940 ) I Love You Again ( 1940 ) Bitter Sweet ( 1940 ) Rage in Heaven ( 1941 ) The Feminine Touch ( 1941 ) Shadow of the Thin Man ( 1941 ) Dr. Kildare 's Victory ( 1942 ) I Married an Angel ( 1942 ) Cairo ( 1942 ) Journey for Margaret ( 1942 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=After_the_Thin_Man&oldid=792966043 '' Categories : English - language films 1936 films 1930s comedy films 1930s mystery films 1930s thriller films American films American criminal comedy films American comedy thriller films American mystery films American black - and - white films Comedy mystery films American detective films Films based on American novels Films based on mystery novels Films directed by W.S. Van Dyke Films set in San Francisco Films set in the San Francisco Bay Area Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer films New Year films American sequel films The Thin Man films Film scores by Herbert Stothart Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikiquote Català Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 29 July 2017, at 21 : 46. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played polly in after the thin man
Answer: Dorothy McNulty