History Film / AfterTheThinMan

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: One of the suspects is Lum Kee, a very unfortunate Chinese stereotype character. (At least in a small mercy he's played by an actual Chinese guy.) He is the owner of the nightclub where Robert was last seen and where Robert's girlfriend worked. There may be a subtle bit of characterization here in that Lum Kee's "you bet you" AsianSpeekeeEngrish talk goes away when he's talking to his fellow hoodlums, rather than Nick Charles.

* PercussivePickpocket: A pickpocket named "Fingers" bumps into Nora at the train station and steals her purse. But he recognizes Nick, so he slips the purse back.

* TitleDrop: As Nick and Nora get off the train, a reporter asks if he's got "another Thin Man case" going.

''After the Thin Man'' is a 1936 mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It is a sequel to the 1934 smash hit ''Film/TheThinMan'', and the second of an eventual six films in the ''Thin Man'' series.

''After the Thin Man'' is a 1936 film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, starring Creator/WilliamPowell and Creator/MyrnaLoy. It was a sequel to 1934 smash hit ''Film/TheThinMan'', and the second of what were eventually six films in the Thin Man series.

Nick and Nora Charles (Powell and Loy) come back home to UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco after the events of the first movie, just in time to see in the new year. Nick and Nora want to rest and relax, but they are invited to visit Nora's family--much to Nick's displeasure as Nora's family can't stand him. While they are visiting, Nora's cousin Selma, on the verge of hysterics, begs them to find her husband Robert, who has been missing for days. They do so, only to find that Robert is a complete scumbag who has a mistress, and is also a GoldDigger who married Selma for her money. Robert accepts a $25,000 payment from Selma's ex-boyfriend David in order to go away forever, but shortly after taking the money, and moments after the stroke of midnight on New Year's, he is shot to death. Nick and Nora then find themselves in another mystery when suspicion falls on Selma and Nora prevails on her husband to find out who really did it.

''After the Thin Man'' is a 1936 film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, starring Creator/WilliamPowell and Creator/MyrnaLoy. It was a sequel to 1934 smash hit ''Film/TheThinMan'', and the second of what were eventually six films in the Thin Man series.

* TheOphelia: Selma has some aspects of this; She's a beautiful, tragic, upper class woman who's in the care of a psychologist and seems to just barely be holding onto her wits throughout the movie, and that's ''before'' she's arrested for murder. [[spoiler:She didn't do it, but you can bet discovering that her old boyfriend is a psychotic killer who wanted to see her go mad and hang hasn't done any favors to her mental state. And between her disloyal (and dead) husband, domineering mother, and quack doctor, it's no wonder she's under a lot of stress.]]

''After the Thin Man'' is made more interesting by the presence of a 28-year-old [[Creator/JimmyStewart James Stewart]], billed third, playing David the hopeful ex-boyfriend. Stewart had made his film debut just one year before and this was one of his first big parts. He would play supporting roles for MGM for the next couple of years before hitting it big in 1938 with ''Theatre/YouCantTakeItWithYou''. The role he plays here is a good example of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.

-> '''Nick Charles''': Come on, let's get something to eat. I'm thirsty.

* WindowPain: A stone with a note attached flies through the Charles' kitchen window. Hilarity Ensues when their dog Asta grabs the note in his jaws and is pursued through the house.

* GrandeDame: Nora's aunt Katherine in ''After'', who can't stand Nick, always pronouncing his name in a hyper-correct way as "Ni-cho-las".

''After the Thin Man'' is a 1936 film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, starring Creator/WilliamPowell and Myrna Loy. It was a sequel to 1934 smash hit ''Film/TheThinMan'', and the second of what were eventually six films in the Thin Man series.

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: One of the suspects is Lum Kee, a very unfortunate Chinese stereotype character. (At least in a small mercy he's played by an actual Chinese guy..) He is the owner of the nightclub where Robert was last seen and where Robert's girlfriend worked.

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: One of the suspects is Lum Kee, a very unfortunate Chinese stereotype character. He is the owner of the nightclub where Robert was last seen and where Robert's girlfriend worked.

* DoggedNiceGuy: David, tagging along after Selma, hoping to pick up the pieces after her relationship with Robert inevitably blows up...except until the end when he is revealed to not be this at all.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Selma in ''After'', whose husband was a lout that needed killing and whose supportive would-be boyfriend turns out to be a crazy murderer.

* ImmediateSequel: ''The Thin Man'' ends with Nick and Nora boarding a train to San Francisco after Nick solves the mystery. The sequel starts with Nick and Nora aboard that same train.

* MotiveRant: It is certainly fun to see Jimmy Stewart deliver David's wild-eyed, unhinged motive rant.

-->'''Nick:''' Have you made any New Year's resolutions?
-->'''Nora:''' Not yet. Any complaints or suggestions? [snip]
-->'''Nick:''' Well, you don't scold, you don't nag, and you look far too pretty in the mornings.
-->'''Nora:''' All right, I'll remember: Must scold, must nag, mustn't be too pretty in the mornings.

* PsychoticLover: The ending reveals that David's jealousy and rage after getting dumped, and especially after getting dumped for a scumbag like Robert, drove him mad. He planned to kill Robert and frame Selma for it.

* TakingYouWithMe: Part of David's MotiveRant. "I've got six bullets in this gun. One for her, one for myself. One for myself, and the rest for anyone who tries to stop me."

* WalkThisWay: Nick does this gag when Henry the ancient butler leads him into the house.

* WackyCravings: A subtle instance that doubles as {{Foreshadowing}}. Nora doesn't officially announce she's pregnant until the very end of the movie, but beforehand makes odd requests like scrambled eggs at three o'clock in the morning. As she says to Nick: "And you call yourself a detective..."

* NewYearsResolution: "Must scold, must nag, mustn't look too pretty in the morning."

* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: One of the [[RedHerring red herrings]] includes Lum Kee, the nightclub owner. Lum Kee's brother was a Tong who got sent to prison by Nick, and Lum Kee himself apparently has connections with the Chinese underworld.