After the Thin Man (1936) Cast & Crew

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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke.

Cast

• William Powell as Nick Charles
• Myrna Loy as Nora Charles
• James Stewart as David Graham
• Elissa Landi as Selma Forrest Landis
• Joseph Calleia as Dancer
• Jessie Ralph as Katherine Forrest
• Alan Marshal as Robert Landis
• Teddy Hart as Floyd Casper
• Sam Levene as Abrams
• Penny Singleton as Polly Byrnes
• William Law as Lum Kee
• George Zucco as Dr. Kammer
• Paul Fix as Phil
• Skippy as Asta
• Ward Bond as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Donald Briggs as Reporter (uncredited)
• Mary Gordon as Rose (uncredited)
• Allen 'Farina' Hoskins as Screwy (uncredited)
• Hal Le Sueur as Polly's Admirer (uncredited)
• Roger Moore as Reporter (uncredited)
• Tom Ricketts as Henry (uncredited)
• Constantine Romanoff as Wrestler at Party (uncredited)
• Zeffie Tilbury as Aunt Lucy (uncredited)
• Sue Moore as Sexy Blonde (uncredited)
• Lucille Ward as Prison Matron (uncredited)
• Harry Tyler as Fingers (uncredited)
• Murray Alper as Kid (uncredited)
• John Kelly as Harold (uncredited)
• William Benedict as Newsboy (uncredited)
• James Carlisle as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
• Charles Fogel as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• Joe Phillips as Willie (uncredited)
• Charles Trowbridge as Ballistics Man (uncredited)
• Fred Santley as Reporter (uncredited)
• Dick Rush as San Francisco Detective (uncredited)
• Lee Phelps as Flop House Proprietor (uncredited)
• Barbara Pepper as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Harvey Parry as Man Standing on Hands (uncredited)
• Carl M. Leviness as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• Fred Graham as Newspaper Distributor (uncredited)

Crew

• W.S. Van Dyke — Director
• Frances Goodrich — Screenplay
• Albert Hackett — Screenplay
• Oliver T. Marsh — Director of Photography
• Edward Ward — Original Music Composer
• Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer
• Hunt Stromberg — Producer

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