Philip Marlowe might always be associated with Humphrey Bogart.
This first adaptation of Farewell my Lovely, directed by Edward Dmytryk with suitably film noir lighting by Harry J Wild who creates a dangerous shadowy world.
Dick Powell plays the hard boiled tough talking private eye Philip Marlowe hired by a recently released ex-convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma. The case may sound simple but it leads Marlowe to a complex web of lies, deceit and danger.
I expected this film to have aged badly but was surprised by how much I enjoyed the film, it is edgy and hard hitting in places.
It was very well adapted from Raymond Chandler's novel and nice to see another take on Marlowe from that era played by a different actor.
This first adaptation of Farewell my Lovely, directed by Edward Dmytryk with suitably film noir lighting by Harry J Wild who creates a dangerous shadowy world.
Dick Powell plays the hard boiled tough talking private eye Philip Marlowe hired by a recently released ex-convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma. The case may sound simple but it leads Marlowe to a complex web of lies, deceit and danger.
I expected this film to have aged badly but was surprised by how much I enjoyed the film, it is edgy and hard hitting in places.
It was very well adapted from Raymond Chandler's novel and nice to see another take on Marlowe from that era played by a different actor.