Another Thin Man Another Thin Man Another Thin Man is a 1939 American film, the third of six in the "Thin Man" series. It again stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, and is based on the writings of Dashiell Hammett. Their son, Nicky Jr., is also introduced in the film. The cast includes their terrier Asta, Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger, C. Aubrey Smith, Ruth Hussey, Nat Pendleton, Patric Knowles, Sheldon Leonard, Tom Neal, Phyllis Gordon and Marjorie Main. Shemp Howard appears in an uncredited role as "Wacky". The film was originally promoted in the United States under the
Thin Man (nuclear bomb) need to be accelerated to a speed of at least —or else the fission reaction would begin before the assembly was complete, blowing the device apart prematurely. Thin Man was long, with wide tail and nose assemblies, and a midsection. The length was necessary for the plutonium "bullet" to pick up adequate speed before reaching the "target". Weight was around for the final weapon model. There were no aircraft in the Allied inventory that could carry a Thin Man without being modified. However, the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress could be modified to carry it by removing part of the bulkhead