The Long Goodbye

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Dewey1960
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Here are but four cinematic interpretations of Raymond Chandler's
eternal gumshoe PHILIP MARLOWE...
Dick Powell in MURDER MY SWEET - 1944
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Humphrey Bogart in THE BIG SLEEP - 1946
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Robert Montgomery THE LADY IN THE LAKE - 1947
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James Garner MARLOWE (The Little Sister) - 1969
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Dewey sez:
four cinematic interpretations of Raymond Chandler's
eternal gumshoe PHILIP MARLOWE...

Robert Montgomery


I'll have to reflect on whether his on-screen presence warrants being called an "interpretation".
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ChiO sez: I'll have to reflect on whether his on-screen presence warrants being called an "interpretation".

Make that three interpretations and one ill-advised botch (Robert Montgomery).
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The RKO “B” picture THE FALCON TAKES OVER was adapted
from Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely with GEORGE
SANDERS
’ Falcon character standing in for Marlowe. Up to a point
it’s fairly faithful to the book, although Sanders seems a little perplexed
by the whole affair. RKO would, of course, rework it a couple years
later as MURDER MY SWEET with Dick Powell. Here's the opening
ten minutes from the "original."
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