The read
A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 60%. Most of the 89 1940s mystery movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
116 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert MontgomeryDirector
- David SnellOriginal Music Composer
- Raymond ChandlerScreenplay
- Steve FisherScreenplay
- Maurice GoldmanOriginal Music Composer
- Rudolph G. KoppOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert MontgomeryPhillip Marlowe
- Audrey TotterAdrienne Fromsett
- Lloyd NolanLieutenant DeGarmot
- Tom TullyCaptain Kane
- Leon AmesDerace Kingsby
- Jayne MeadowsMildred Haveland
- Dick SimmonsChris Lavery
- Morris AnkrumEugene Grayson
- Lila LeedsReceptionist
- William RobertsArtist
- Kathleen LockhartMrs. Grayson
- Ellay MortCrystal
