Murder, My Sweet (1944)

NR12/14/1944Mystery, Drama1h 35m
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Haunted by a lovely face... hunted for another's crime!

Overview

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

Top Billed Cast

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    Dick Powell

    Philip Marlowe

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    Claire Trevor

    Helen Grayle

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    Anne Shirley

    Ann Grayle

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    Otto Kruger

    Jules Amthor

  5. Cast 1

    Mike Mazurki

    Joe "Moose" Malloy

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    Miles Mander

    Leuwen Grayle

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    Douglas Walton

    Lindsay Marriott

  8. Cast 1

    Donald Douglas

    Police Lt. Randall

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    Ralf Harolde

    Dr. Sonderborg

The dark pit opened up and I dived right in! Well well, here we have a noir film that really has to be one of the most divisive in the genre, it would seem that some feel it's closer in texture to what Raymond Chandler wrote, and that the portrayal of Phillip Marlowe by Dick Powell is spot on in its execution. Many others disagree completely though... Now since I haven't read any of the novels Chandler wrote I have no frame of reference there, but having watched The Big Sleep this past week I feel the push me pull you polar opposite feelings this film creates. Phillip Marlowe (Dick...