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Murder, My Sweet Sponsored by Airport Printing Service 1944 | Not Rated | Crime, Drama | d. Edward Dmytryk Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley |
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| "'Okay Marlowe,' I said to myself. 'You're a tough guy. You've been sapped twice, choked, beaten silly with a gun, shot in the arm until you're crazy as a couple of waltzing mice. Now let's see you do something really tough - like putting your pants on.'" Novelist Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlow made his first screen appearance in this film noir classic. Based on the novel “Farewell My Lovely”, this was reportedly Chandler’s favorite adaptation of all his novels. Dick Powell volleyed for the opportunity to break away from his wholesome and cheery crooner image (42nd Street) of the 1930s and play the hard-boiled and self-effacing detective involved in homicide and blackmail. - JD | ||