Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.
James Garner
Philip Marlowe
Gayle Hunnicutt
Mavis Wald
Carroll O'Connor
Lt. Christy French
Rita Moreno
Dolores Gonzáles
Sharon Farrell
Orfamay Quest
William Daniels
Mr. Cromwell
H.M. Wynant
Sonny Steelgrave
Jackie Coogan
Grant W. Hicks
Christopher Cary
Chuck
Bruce Lee
Winslow Wong
Kenneth Tobey
Fred Beifus
Mary Charlotte Wilcox
YMCA Clerk
George Tyne
Oliver Hady
Corinne Camacho
Julie
Paul Stevens
Dr. Vincent Lagardie
Roger Newman
Orrin Quest
Read Morgan
Gumpshaw
Bartlett Robinson
Munsey (uncredited)
Guy Way
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Director
Paul Bogart
Novel, Screenplay
Raymond Chandler
Screenplay
Stirling Silliphant
August 20, 2015
7
I'm a trained detective!
Marlowe is directed by Paul Bogart and adapted to screenplay by Stirling Silliphant from the novel The Little Sister written by Raymond Chandler. It stars James Garner, Gayle Hunnicut, Carroll O'Connor and Rita Moreno. Music is by Peter Matz and cinematography by William H. Daniels.
Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlow (Garner) is working on what he thinks is a simple missing persons case, how wrong he is!
Q as in Quintessential - U as in Uninhibited - E as in Extrasensory - S as in Subliminal - T as in Toots!
Another of the interpretations for the great Chandler creation of Philip Marlowe, unsurprisingly met with mixed notices - just as all the others have done. You do wonder what Chandler would have made of the role portrayals that came out post his death? I like to think he very much would have enjoyed Garner's take, because this Marlowe is a quip happy wise guy, unflappable and cool, he portrays so much with just a glance, and the girls love him.
The story is juicy in its little complexities, spinning Marlowe into muddy waters the further he investigates things. His life is always under threat, be it by serial ice-pick users or Asian martial artists (Bruce Lee no less in a nutty couple of scenes) wishing to inflict death, or of arrest by an increasingly frustrated police force. Bogart and Daniels keep the whole thing stylish looking, with film noir camera tricks and colour photography infusing the period details. While the supporting cast, notably the ladies, give Garner some splendid support.
It's a different Marlowe for sure, but a thoroughly engaging and entertaining one. 7/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00