The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Philip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.
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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 Havelend | |
| Dick Simmons | ... | Chris Lavery | |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Eugene Grayson | |
| Lila Leeds | ... | Receptionist | |
| William Roberts | ... | Artist | |
| Kathleen Lockhart | ... | Mrs. Grayson | |
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Ellay Mort | ... | Chrystal Kingsby |
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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. Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>
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breaking the fourth wall | dysfunctional marriage | car chase | character's point of view camera shot | christmas |Taglines:
Another Sizzling Murder Mystery by RAYMOND CHANDLER! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 January 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Dama do Lago See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAEdit
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Budget:
$1,026,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,812,000, 31 December 1947Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,657,000, 31 December 1947Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Adrienne: I could guess, but I haven't been up to count the bottles.
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Lloyd Nolan who plays Lt. DeGarmot in this film previously played the lead in "Time To Kill" based on Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe novel "The High Window", which was released as part of the Michael Shayne series of detective films. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Marlowe: What was Mrs. Kingsby doing up at the lake house?Adrienne: I could guess, but I haven't been up to count the bottles.
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SPOILER! In the opening credits Crystal Kingsby is written as being played by Ellay Mort, the phonetic spelling for 'elle est morte', French for 'she is dead' See more »Soundtracks
Angels We Have Heard On High(uncredited)
Traditional, lyrics written by James Chadwick (uncredited)
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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.