Directed by:
Edward DmytrykScreenplay:
John PaxtonCinematography:
Harry J. WildComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Mike Mazurki, Miles Mander, Douglas Walton, Ernie Adams, Donald Kerr, Fred Graham, Dewey Robinson (more)VOD (1)
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This adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely' has private eye Philip Marlowe hired by Moose Malloy, a petty crook just out of prison after a seven year stretch, to look for his former girlfriend, Velma, who has not been seen for the last six years. The case is tougher than Marlowe expected as his initially promising enquiries lead to a complex web of deceit involving bribery, perjury and theft, and where no one's motivation is obvious, least of all Marlowe's. (official distributor synopsis)
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Dick Powell
USA
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Claire Trevor
USA
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Anne Shirley
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Otto Kruger
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Mike Mazurki
Austria-Hungary
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Miles Mander
UK
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Douglas Walton
Canada
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Ernie Adams
USA
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Donald Kerr
USA
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Fred Graham
USA
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Dewey Robinson
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John Indrisano
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Esther Howard
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Ralf Harolde
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Donald Douglas
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Ralph Dunn
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Edward Biby
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Paul Phillips
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Larry Wheat
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Jack Carr
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