Marlowe (1969)

Director:

Paul Bogart

Writers:

Raymond Chandler (novel)
Stirling Silliphant (screenplay)

Release Date:

31 October 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Welcome to Marlowe Country!

Plot:

Quiet young Orfamay Quest from Kansas has hired private detective Philip Marlowe to find her brother...

Plot Keywords:

Blackmail | Gangster | TV Star | Private Detective | Ice Pick

Cast

James Garner	...	Philip Marlowe
Gayle Hunnicutt	...	Mavis Wald
Carroll O'Connor	...	Lt. Christy French
Rita Moreno	...	Dolores Gonzáles
Sharon Farrell	...	Orfamay Quest
William Daniels	...	Mr. Crowell
H.M. Wynant	...	Sonny Steelgrave
Jackie Coogan	...	Grant W. Hicks
Kenneth Tobey	...	Sgt. Fred Beifus
Bruce Lee	...	Winslow Wong
Christopher Cary	...	Chuck
George Tyne	...	Oliver Hady
Corinne Camacho	...	Julie
Paul Stevens	...	Dr. Vincent Lagardie
Roger Newman	...	Orrin Quest
Read Morgan	...	Gumpshaw
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emil Alegata	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Mark Allen	...	Attendant-Doorman (uncredited)
Bert L. Bantle	...	Pilot (uncredited)
Pat Barrington	...	Belly Dancer (uncredited)
Anna Lee Carroll	...	Mona (uncredited)
Dee Carroll	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Isabel Colley	...	Hotel Alvarado Receptionist (uncredited)
Tony Conkle	...	Pilot (uncredited)
Carol Ann Daniels	...	Woman (uncredited)
Ted Derby	...	Tiger Man (uncredited)
Angus Duncan	...	TV Actor (uncredited)
Jack English	...	Director (uncredited)
Nate Esformes	...	Paleface (uncredited)
Warren Finnerty	...	Manager (uncredited)
Greta Garbo	...	Herself - in scene from 'Grand Hotel' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dee Gardner	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Garion	...	Maitre d' (uncredited)
Hoke Howell	...	Intern (uncredited)
Nicole Jaffe	...	Lilly (uncredited)
Marlain Kallevig	...	Woman (uncredited)
Paul Micale	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Tom Monroe	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Bartlett Robinson	...	Munsey (uncredited)
Chet Stratton	...	Harold Munsey (uncredited)
Lou Whitehill	...	Assistant Director (uncredited)
Mary Wilcox	...	YMCA Clerk (uncredited)
Fay Wilkie	...	Psychologist (uncredited)
Jason Wingreen	...	Camera Store Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Bogart

Writing credits
Raymond Chandler		(novel "The Little Sister")
Stirling Silliphant		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sidney Beckerman	....	producer
Gabriel Katzka	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Matz

Cinematography by
William H. Daniels

Film Editing by
Gene Ruggiero

Art Direction by
George W. Davis
Addison Hehr

Set Decoration by
Henry Grace
Hugh Hunt

Costume Design by
Florence Hackett		(uncredited)
James Taylor		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff	....	hair stylist
William Tuttle	....	makeup artist
Phil Rhodes	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Sergei Petschnikoff	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bud Grace	....	assistant director
Michael Daves	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Franklin Milton	....	recording supervisor

Special Effects by
Virgil Beck	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
J. McMillan Johnson	....	special visual effects
Carroll L. Shepphird	....	special visual effects

Stunts
Roydon Clark	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Young	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jean Louis	....	gowns and furs: Gayle Hunnicutt

Other crew
Bruce Lee	....	fight choreographer (uncredited)
Robert Sunderland	....	location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cherokee Productions
• Katzka-Berne Productions
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1969) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Schröder Media (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:18 (nf) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cherokee Productions

Trivia:

The movie was part of a predominantly 1970s revival cycle of pictures adapted from novels by Raymond Chandler. The films included Marlowe (1969), The Big Sleep (1978), The Long Goodbye (1973) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975) as well as Double Indemnity (1973) (TV) made for television (Chandler was screenwriter on the original Double Indemnity (1944)) with Body Heat (1981) suggested by it following early in the next decade.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Philip Marlowe:How do I get in to see the manager?
[the man he's talking to points him in the right direction]
Philip Marlowe:Thank you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtrack:

LITTLE SISTER

Great for any Garner (or Rockford) fan!! Interesting plot!

This movie is a classic. The combination of Chandler's writing and Garner's approach to the character make this a must see for any fan. Garner plays a slightly harder version of the Rockford detective he will later portray and pulls it off flawlessly. As an added bonus for the male audience, check out Rita Moreno's strip dance in the final scene. HOT!!! Also appearing in a great supporting role, Carroll O'Connor as the street tough lieutenant.