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Lady in the Lake

  • 19461946
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
5.8K
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Jayne Meadows, Robert Montgomery, and Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake (1946)
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CrimeFilm-NoirMystery
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.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
5.8K
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    • Robert Montgomery
    • Steve Fisher(screenplay)
    • Raymond Chandler(novel)
  • Stars
    • Robert Montgomery
    • Audrey Totter
    • Lloyd Nolan
    • Robert Montgomery
    • Steve Fisher(screenplay)
    • Raymond Chandler(novel)
  • Stars
    • Robert Montgomery
    • Audrey Totter
    • Lloyd Nolan
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    • 115User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
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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)

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    Robert Montgomery
    Robert Montgomery
    • Phillip Marlowe
    Audrey Totter
    Audrey Totter
    • Adrienne Fromsett
    Lloyd Nolan
    Lloyd Nolan
    • Lt. DeGarmot
    Tom Tully
    Tom Tully
    • Capt. Kane
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Derace Kingsby
    Jayne Meadows
    Jayne Meadows
    • Mildred Havelend
    Dick Simmons
    Dick Simmons
    • Chris Lavery
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Eugene Grayson
    Lila Leeds
    Lila Leeds
    • Receptionist
    William Roberts
    William Roberts
    • Artist
    Kathleen Lockhart
    Kathleen Lockhart
    • Mrs. Grayson
    Ellay Mort
    • Chrystal Kingsby
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Ed -- Coroner
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Bradstreet
    Charles Bradstreet
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    David Cavendish
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Wheaton Chambers
    • Property Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Cole
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Dae
    Frank Dae
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
      • Robert Montgomery
      • Steve Fisher(screenplay)
      • Raymond Chandler(novel)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The entire film 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
      When 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 it down, you can clearly see the face of a stage hand in its reflection.
    • Quotes

      Adrienne Fromsett: People who write usually don't know the facts, and people who know the facts usually can't write. Authenticity has very little to do with it. If people who read our magazines knew the facts of life, they wouldn't be reading our magazines.

    • 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

    User reviews115

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    7/10
    Film Noir Christmas
    I recently saw this at the 2008 Palm Springs Film Noir Festival. Popular actor Robert Montgomery branches out into directing in this Film Noir from 1947 with mixed results. Using a subjective camera technique, Montgemery stars as detective Phillip Marlowe in a film shot from Marlowes point of view and is rarely on screen himself except for occasional mirror reflections and in a few scenes where he relates the story directly to the camera. This POV technique for an entire film can be demanding on the actors who talk to a disembodied camera instead of an actor and can wear thin on an audience after a while but although I did like the film, I can see why others may not. Based on the the Raymond Chandler novel with a screenplay by Steve Fisher who enjoyed success in the Film Noir genre with several film screenplays it has some good witty lines. The film begins with Christmas carols and the opening credits on Chrismas cards and it does take place on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day but that's the only thing Christmasy about it. It wasn't even released for Christmas and make it's debut in theaters in late January of 1947. Marlowe is set to give up his private eye career and become a writer instead and submits his first manuscript to an agency specializing in pulp fiction and horror stories. Adrienne Fromsett (Audrey Totter) isn't interested in Marlowe's literary talents and instead want to hire him to find out what happened to the missing estranged wife of her boss Derace Kingsby (Leon Ames). Totter's expressions, emotions, wit and beauty make a strong camera presence carry the film. Tom Tully as Cpt. Kane and Lloyd Nolan as Lt. DeGarmot make an excellent good cop-bad cop combination. Dick Simmons as Chris Lavery is excellent in a small role and Jayne Meadows as the mysterious Mildred Haveland is superb in her rapid-fire delivery. Meadows herself was on hand for the film's screening at the festival and did a Q&A for the audience after the screening in which she said she had never seen the film before even when it was first released. Beautiful blonde bit part actress Lila Leeds was only 18 years old when this was filmed in May of 1946 and was probably being groomed by MGM as the next Marilyn Monroe but in 1948 she was arrested along with Robert Mitchum for marijuana possession and as a community service part of her sentence she was given a staring role in the 1949 anti-drug film "Wild Weed." It would be her only starring role and at age 21 her film career was over. Look for great costumes on the actresses in this film by noted designer Irene. There are no location shots in this film and we never make to the lake and only learn of events that happen up there. It's an all-around strange film but a great cast and I would give it a 7.5 out of 10 and recommend it.
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    • johno-21
    • Jun 1, 2008

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 1947 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Black and White

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