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14 April 1947 (Sweden) moreTagline:
Another Sizzling Murder Mystery by RAYMOND CHANDLER! morePlot:
The camera shows Phillip Marlowe's view from the first-person in this adaptation of Raymond Chandler's book... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Teacher, a gimmick ate my movie! more (58 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Robert Montgomery | ... | Phillip Marlowe |
 | Audrey Totter | ... | Adrienne Fromsett |
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | Lt. DeGarmot |
| Tom Tully | ... | Capt. Kane |
| Leon Ames | ... | Derace Kingsby |
| Jayne Meadows | ... | Mildred Haveland aka Muriel Chess |
| Dick Simmons | ... | Chris Lavery |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Eugene Grayson |
| Lila Leeds | ... | Receptionist |
| William Roberts | ... | Artist |
| Kathleen Lockhart | ... | Mrs. Grayson |
| Ellay Mort | ... | Chrystal Kingsby |
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105 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Fun Stuff
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The entire movie plot unfolds from lead Robert Montgomery's point of view, thus creating a rarity in film: the principal character is never seen on-screen except as a reflection in mirrors and windows. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Lieutenant DeGarmot is punched and he hits the floor, we can see the taped marks on the floor used for the actors. moreQuotes:
Adrienne Fromsett: [Marlowe's story] That wasn't for nothing.Philip Marlowe: No, it was for five hundred bucks, and you got a little piece of my soul, along with my services.
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The first-person perspective could be viewed as a brave experiment or a case-study of why nobody EVER makes movies this way. Three points:
1) In a movie, we like to see the main character reacting.
2) Actors look self-conscious when endlessly talking to a camera.
3) The lack of edits makes many scenes tedious.
Still, you can admire how hard all this was to stage and shoot, in a age when cameras weighed a ton, made too much noise and nobody owned a Steadicam. Reminds me of the kind of crazy gimmicks Hitchcock sometimes tried but Hitch would have never let the train go this far off the tracks.