Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
95 audience votes
Key crew
- Stirling SilliphantScreenplay
- Paul BogartDirector
- Peter MatzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James GarnerPhilip Marlowe
- Gayle HunnicuttMavis Wald
- Carroll O'ConnorLt. Christy French
- Rita MorenoDolores Gonzáles
- Sharon FarrellOrfamay Quest
- William DanielsMr. Cromwell
- H.M. WynantSonny Steelgrave
- Jackie CooganGrant W. Hicks
- Christopher CaryChuck
- Bruce LeeWinslow Wong
- Kenneth TobeyFred Beifus
- George TyneOliver Hady
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Themes
The Best Movies of 1969
Marlowe is #53 of 60
