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YOU look into the gun of a fear-maddened killer, thanks to the "subjective camera" of director/star Robert Montgomery in this adaptation of the Raymond Chandler mystery. Detective Philip Marlowe (Montgomery) returns to sleuthing after a stint writing novels to locate a missing woman. Tough dialogue, complications and red herrings abound.
Original Release
12/19/1946
US Release
01/19/1947
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Montgomery | Phillip Marlowe |
Audrey Totter | Adrienne Fromsett |
Lloyd Nolan | Lt. DeGarmot / Lieutenant DeGarmot |
Tom Tully | Capt. Kane / Captain Kane |
Leon Ames | Derace Kingsby / Derrace Kingsby |
Jayne Meadows | Mildred Havelend / Mildred Haveland |
Dick Simmons | Chris Lavery |
Morris Ankrum | Eugene Grayson |
Lila Leeds | Receptionist |
William Roberts | Artist |
Directors
Writers
Steve Fisher, Raymond Chandler
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Montgomery | Phillip Marlowe |
Audrey Totter | Adrienne Fromsett |
Lloyd Nolan | Lt. DeGarmot / Lieutenant DeGarmot |
Tom Tully | Capt. Kane / Captain Kane |
Leon Ames | Derace Kingsby / Derrace Kingsby |
Jayne Meadows | Mildred Havelend / Mildred Haveland |
Dick Simmons | Chris Lavery |
Morris Ankrum | Eugene Grayson |
Lila Leeds | Receptionist |
William Roberts | Artist |
Kathleen Lockhart | Mrs. Grayson |
Ellay Mort | Chrystal Kingsby / Crystal |
Eddie Acuff | Ed, Coroner (Uncredited) / Ed -- Coroner |
Charles Bradstreet | Party Guest / Party Guest (Uncredited) |
David Cavendish | Party Guest / Party Guest (Uncredited) |
Wheaton Chambers | Property Clerk / Property Clerk (Uncredited) |
Roger Cole | Party Guest / Party Guest (Uncredited) |
Frank Dae | Party Guest / Party Guest (Uncredited) |
John Webb Dillion | Policeman / Policeman (Uncredited) |
Ralph Dunn | Sergeant / Sergeant (Uncredited) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George Haight | Producer |