Movie Description Director Edward Dmytryk put himself on the map with this impressionistic adaptation of Raymond Chandler's detective novel FAREWELL, MY LOVELY. It was also a big turning point in the career of Dick Powell, who before this film was known only as a young male lead in countless musicals opposite Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell. Here he shows grittiness and snap as the hard-boiled detective Phillip Marlowe, who finds himself ensnared in an elaborate net of murder and deceit. At the center of the mystery is a missing jade necklace and a dim-witted but dangerous thug named Moose (Mike Mazurki) who's hired Marlowe to find his lost girlfriend, Velma. In one memorable sequence, Marlowe finds himself vividly hallucinating after waking from a drug-induced stupor. He also gets beaten up and later seduced by a mysterious hard-as-nails blonde (Claire Trevor). Otto Kruger, Miles Mander, Anne Shirley, and Ralf Harolde are but a few of the interesting faces in the cast. Film noir doesn't get much blacker or more enjoyable than this moody classic.
| Credits | | Producer: | Adrian Scott | | Cast: | Mike Mazurki, Shimen Ruskin |
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Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.37 Audio: Mono - English, MURDER, MY SWEET was Dick Powell's first turn as a hard-boiled detective. Prior to this, he was best known as a singing star in musicals, especially those directed by Busby Berkeley.
The original title, FAREWELL, MY LOVELY, was changed so that Powell's fans wouldn't mistake the film for a musical comedy. However, the 1975 remake, starring Robert Mitchum, retains the original title.
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