Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet (released as Farewell, My Lovely in the United Kingdom) is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley (in her final film before retirement). The film is based on Raymond Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely. It was the first film to feature Chandler's primary character, the hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe.
Plot
With his eyes bandaged, private detective Philip Marlowe is interrogated by police lieutenant Randall about two murders.
More details
| author | John Paxton |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Edward Dmytryk |
| editor | Joseph Noriega |
| genre | crime mystery thriller |
| keywords | beach house blackjack build drug help hiding from the police jade kill missing wife morning philip marlowe phone call police lieutenant private detective private eye second wife shoot stolen jewel stolen necklace suspect think wait young woman |
| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| producer | Adrian Scott |
| publisher | RKO Pictures |
| theme | film noir mystery thriller trick |