Murder, My Sweet Movie Review 1944

Down-on-his-luck private detective Philip Marlowe (Powell) searches for an ex-convict's missing girlfriend through a dark world of murder, mayhem, and ever-twisting directions. Classic film noir screen version of Raymond Chandler's tense novel "Farewell, My Lovely," which employs flashback fashion using that crisp Chandler narrative. A breakthrough dramatically for singer Powell; Chandler's favorite version. Remade using the novel's title in 1975.

Distribution

Critics' Choice Video & DVD, PO Box 749, Itasca, IL 60143, Toll-free: 800-993-6357, Email: vcatalog@ccvideo.com, URL: http://www.ccvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Private Eyes, Missing Persons, Film Noir, Books to Film: Raymond Chandler, Ex-Cons

Screenplay

John Paxton

Cast

Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Mike Mazurki, Otto Kruger, Anne Shirley, Miles Mander, Douglas Walton, Esther Howard, Donald Douglas

Cinematography

Harry Wild

Director

Edward Dmytryk

Music

Roy Webb

Producer

RKO