fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə səksˈɛs ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ fˈɪlm vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə θˈɪn mˈæn, hˈæmɪt wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd tə wˈɜːk ˌɔn skɹˈiːnpleɪz fɔːɹ tˈuː ʌvðə sˈiːkwəlz, ˈæftɚ ðə θˈɪn mˈæn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ænd ɐnˈʌðɚ θˈɪn mˈæn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn.
Following the success of the 1934 film version of The Thin Man, Hammett was commissioned to work on screenplays for two of the sequels, After the Thin Man  (1936) and Another Thin Man (1939).