Cast
Dick Powell
Philip Marlowe
Claire Trevor
Helen Grayle
Anne Shirley
Ann Grayle
Otto Kruger
Jules Amthor
Mike Mazurki
Joe "Moose" Malloy
Miles Mander
Leuwen Grayle
Douglas Walton
Lindsay Marriott
Donald Douglas
Police Lt. Randall
Ralf Harolde
Dr. Sonderborg
Esther Howard
Jesse Florian
Ernie Adams
Bartender at "Florian's" (uncr...
George Anderson
Detective (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Dr. Sonderborg's Assistant (un...
Tom Coleman
Police Clerk (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Detective (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Club Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Man (uncredited)
Bill Hamilton
Man (uncredited)
Paul Hilton
Boy Getting Laundry (uncredite...
John Indrisano
Amthor's Chauffeur (uncredited...
Daun Kennedy
Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul Phillips
Detective Nulty (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
New Boss at "Florian's" (uncre...
Shimen Ruskin
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Grayle's Butler (uncredited)
Details
Status
Released
Original language
en
Countries
US
Reviews
The dark pit opened up and I dived right in!
Well well, here we have a noir film that really has to be one of the most divisive in the genre, it would seem that some feel it's closer in texture to what Raymond Chandler wrote, and that the portrayal of Phillip Marlowe by Dick Powell is spot on in its execution.
Many others disagree completely though...
Now since I haven't read any of the novels Chandler wrote I have no frame of reference there, but having watched T...
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