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23 February 1966 (USA)
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This is a different kind of cat named Harper... and excitement clings to him like a dame! more
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Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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2 nominations
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(3 articles)
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #3
(From Rope Of Silicon. 9 August 2009, 3:21 AM, PDT)
Not So Cool Side Of Newman
(From New York Post. 17 April 2009, 11:32 PM, PDT)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 9 August 2009, 3:21 AM, PDT)
Not So Cool Side Of Newman
(From New York Post. 17 April 2009, 11:32 PM, PDT)
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Top-notch detective yarn
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Newman | ... | Lew Harper |
 | Lauren Bacall | ... | Mrs. Sampson |
 | Julie Harris | ... | Betty Fraley |
 | Arthur Hill | ... | Albert Graves |
 | Janet Leigh | ... | Susan Harper |
| Pamela Tiffin | ... | Miranda Sampson |
 | Robert Wagner | ... | Allan Taggert |
| Robert Webber | ... | Dwight Troy |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Fay Estabrook |
 | Harold Gould | ... | Sheriff |
| Roy Jenson | ... | Puddler |
| Strother Martin | ... | Claude |
| Martin West | ... | Deputy |
| Jacqueline deWit | ... | Mrs. Kronberg (as Jacqueline de Wit) |
| Eugene Iglesias | ... | Felix |
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Also Known As:
The Moving Target (UK)
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121 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Australia:PG (TV rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #21071) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
UK:12 (tv rating) |
UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts) |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15
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The character Lew Harper is based on novelist Ross Macdonald's character Lew Archer. The name was changed for the film supposedly because Paul Newman had recently enjoyed success with Hud (1963) and the producers wanted the movie's title to begin with "H". Also, the Macdonald estate did not want the name "Archer" used in the movie.
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Continuity: The front license plate on Harper's Porsche changes locations from above the bumper to below in the middle of the opening scene.
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Lew Harper:
The bottom is loaded with nice people, Albert. Only cream and bastards rise.
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Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)
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Livin' Alone
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Paul Newman makes an ideal Lew Harper (Lew Archer in Mcdonald's novels). And, he is in top form. The supporting cast is amazing. This includes Julie Harris, Lauren Bacall, Pamela Tiffin, Strother Martin, Arthur Hill, Robert Webber, Janet Leigh, and Shelley Winters. Leigh , in particular, makes a bit role one of the film's most memorable moments. The mystery has plenty of good plot twists and Smight direction is tight. All in all, a terrific picture.