The cynical private eye Philip Marlowe is the creation of Raymond Chandler. General Sternwood is a very wealthy
man and he summons Marlowe to his home because of a blackmailer. Marlowe gets mixed up in the murder of
Arthur Geiger and a gambling-house owner Eddie Mars.
The plot is so complicated and twisting that the screenwriters consulted
with Chandler for advice. In the
original movie, there was a long scene featuring Detective Bernie Ohis
explaining a lot of the plot details but this was eliminated. The dialogue is common for the period
but I found it grating and so ridiculous that as an actor in this film, I would not have been able to complete
the scenes without hysterical laughing. I might possibly have held up feminist signs in protest also.
3* (This movie is OK)
114 min, Drama directed by Howard Hawks with Humphrey Bogart,
Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Charles D. Brown, Elisha Cook, Jr.
Note:
Blockbuster 4*, imdb 8.2 out of 10, 96% critic 90% audience on Rotten
Tomatoes.
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