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The Smiling Man

  • 20072007
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The Smiling Man (2007)
Nick Chambers is San Francisco P.I. barely scraping by, only one step from sleeping in the gutter. A peculiar man named Derek Halcyon hires him to find someone, but can provide only a single lead: a photo of his grinning quarry.
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In the grim days following WWII, San Francisco is a rough place to try and make a living as a private investigator. Nick Chambers is barely scraping by, only one step from sleeping in the gu... Read allIn the grim days following WWII, San Francisco is a rough place to try and make a living as a private investigator. Nick Chambers is barely scraping by, only one step from sleeping in the gutter. When a peculiar man named Derek Halcyon offers to hire him to find someone Nick can ... Read allIn the grim days following WWII, San Francisco is a rough place to try and make a living as a private investigator. Nick Chambers is barely scraping by, only one step from sleeping in the gutter. When a peculiar man named Derek Halcyon offers to hire him to find someone Nick can hardly refuse, even when the only lead his client can provide is a single photo of his gri... Read all
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    • Director
      • B.J. West
    • Writers
      • Keoni Chavez(story)
      • B.J. West(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Keoni Chavez
      • Chris Hudak
      • John Mabry
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    • Director
      • B.J. West
    • Writers
      • Keoni Chavez(story)
      • B.J. West(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Keoni Chavez
      • Chris Hudak
      • John Mabry
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    Keoni Chavez
    • Derek Halcyon
    Chris Hudak
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    John Mabry
    • Father Conelley
    Jinx McCombs
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    Roger Quan
    • Gino
    Bryan D. Tolin
    • Manny Dunning
    • Director
      • B.J. West
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      • Keoni Chavez(story)
      • B.J. West(screenplay)
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      Locations used in several noir classics appear in this film, including 1360 Montgomery St. (Dark Passage).
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      Remade as The Smiling Man (2014)

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Kelp Entertainment
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      • $8,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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