After The Thin Man

It’s New Year’s Eve, Nick and Nora Charles have returned to the West Coast, and the philandering hubby of Nora’s cousin has gone missing. Round up the unusual suspects. The stars, writers and director of The Thin Man reunite for a giddy second comedy whodunit. Myrna Loy is Nora, who by all accounts doesn’t scold, doesn’t nag and looks far too pretty in the morning. William Powell is Nick, retired from sleuthing but hardly retiring when it comes to a case more scrambled than the 3 A.M. eggs he whips up. And rising star James Stewart leads a tip-top supporting cast. “This is a fine way to start the New Year,” Nick says as he springs Nora from lockup. Indeed, it is. (Warner Bros.)