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Murder, My Sweet (1944)

NR 12/14/1944 Mystery, Drama 1h 35m
72%
User
Score
7.5/10
89%

Haunted by a lovely face... hunted for another's crime!

Overview

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

John Paxton

Screenplay

Edward Dmytryk

Director

Top Billed Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Philip Marlowe

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Helen Grayle

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Ann Grayle

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

Jules Amthor

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Joe "Moose" Malloy

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Leuwen Grayle

Douglas Walton

Douglas Walton

Lindsay Marriott

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Police Lt. Randall

Ralf Harolde

Ralf Harolde

Dr. Sonderborg

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Media

Murder, My Sweet (1944) - Original Theatrical Trailer

Murder, My Sweet (1944) - Original Theatrical Trailer

Murder, My Sweet Original Theatrical Trailer

Murder, My Sweet Original Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on December 22, 2018

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 The Big Sleep this past week I feel the push me pull you polar opposite feelings this film creates.

Phillip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is a gruff wise cracking private eye, he is hired by ex convict Moose Malloy (a splendid Mike Mazurki) to find former girlfriend Velma who has been missing for 6 years, this sends him spirall...

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