Lady in the Lake

19461946
PassedPassed
1h 45min

Jayne Meadows, Robert Montgomery, and Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake (1946)

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Crime Film-Noir Mystery

The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.

Director
- Robert Montgomery
Writers
- Steve Fisher(screenplay)
- Raymond Chandler(novel)
Stars

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Lady in the Lake

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Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Lila Leeds in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Lila Leeds in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Lila Leeds in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Lila Leeds in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Lila Leeds in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Jayne Meadows in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Leon Ames and Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, and Robert B. Williams in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake (1946)

Director
- Robert Montgomery
Writers
- Steve Fisher(screenplay)
- Raymond Chandler(novel)
All cast & crew
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The Brasher Doubloon

6.5

The Brasher Doubloon

Murder, My Sweet

7.6

Murder, My Sweet

Tension

7.3

The Unsuspected

7.2

The Unsuspected

High Wall

7.0

Born to Kill

7.2

Ride the Pink Horse

7.3

Ride the Pink Horse

Time to Kill

6.6

I Wake Up Screaming

7.2

I Wake Up Screaming

Suspense

6.4

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

6.8

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

Kiss of Death

7.4

The camera shows Phillip Marlowe's view from the first-person in this adaptation of Raymond Chandler's book. The detective is hired to find a publisher's wife, who is supposed to have run off to Mexico. But the case soon becomes much more complicated as people are murdered. —Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>

breaking the fourth wall first person perspective dysfunctional marriage car chase character's point of view camera shot 37 more

Taglines
- DIFFERENT...DRAMATIC...DARING! (original print media ad - all caps)
Genres
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The entire movie plot unfolds from lead Robert Montgomery's point of view, thus creating a rarity in film: the principal character is only seen on-screen as a reflection in mirrors and windows, and as the narrator speaking directly to the audience.

Goofs
In the scene where Adrienne is taking care of Marlowe after the car crash, she hands him a mirror so he can see his injuries. As he is putting the mirror down, you can clearly see the face of a stage hand in the mirror.

Quotes
Adrienne Fromsett: [to Marlowe] Perhaps you'd better go home and play with your fingerprint collection.

Crazy credits
SPOILER! In the opening credits Chrystal Kingsby is written as being played by Ellay Mort, the phonetic spelling for 'elle est morte', French for 'she is dead.'

Connections
Featured in The Best of Film Noir (1999)

Soundtracks
Jingle Bells
(uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont
Played during the opening credits
Also sung at the office Christmas party

Top review

Interesting...very interesting.

I saw this film on TMC on Christmas Eve 2000. I thought it was pretty interesting. The first first-person film I've ever seen. It really caught the first-person POV with which Chandler wrote the novel. I loved Marlowe, wise-cracking, one-liners ("Do you fall in love with all of your clients? Only the ones in skirts.") I thought the director handled the camera very well, with the mirrors to show the first-person perspective. I like it a lot. Great noir! Kept me riveted.

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5

rhapsodist912
Dec 25, 2000

Release date
- January 19, 1947 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Леді в озері
Filming locations
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Budget
- $1,026,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 45min
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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