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Director:
John Brahm
Writers:
Dorothy Bennett (writer)
Raymond Chandler (novel)
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Release Date:
6 February 1947 (USA) more
Tagline:
THEY GAMBLED THEIR LIVES...TO POSSESS THE MOST DANGEROUS SECRET OF ALL! (original print media ad - all caps) more
Plot:
Philip Marlowe (George Montgomery) gets involved when limp-wristed and snidley Leslie Murdock (Conrad... more | add synopsis
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atmospheric location photography more

Cast

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George Montgomery ... Philip Marlowe
Nancy Guild ... Merle Davis

Conrad Janis ... Leslie Murdock
Roy Roberts ... Lt. Breeze
Fritz Kortner ... Rudolph Vannier
Florence Bates ... Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock
Marvin Miller ... Vince Blair
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The High Window (UK)
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Runtime:
72 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) | USA:Approved (PCA #11755, Adult Audience)

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
atmospheric location photography, 1 June 2007
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Author: jeffhanna3 from California, U.S.

Can't add much to what has already been said, but what this film has over some of the better known Marlowe films is some real Los Angeles location photography, which gives it a special atmosphere; the eerie Pasadena mansion with huge palm trees blowing in the wind, and a rambling old Craftsman house in the Hollywood Hills on a windy afternoon.

Among other films based on Raymond Chandler stories, "The Big Sleep," in particular, all filmed on indoor sets, has no feeling of Los Angeles at all. George Montgomery in "Brasher Doubloon" is a lightweight, but the film is fun and entertaining. Surprising that it is virtually NEVER shown on TV. I only saw it because a pal owns a 35mm print.

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