Farewell, My Lovely( 1975)

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"I need another drink... I need a lot of life insurance... I need a vacation.... and all I've got is a coat, a hat, and a gun!"

Overview

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.

Top Billed Cast

Robert Mitchum
Philip Marlowe
Charlotte Rampling
Mrs. Grayle
John Ireland
Nulty
Sylvia Miles
Mrs. Florian
Anthony Zerbe
Brunette
Harry Dean Stanton
Billy Rolfe
Jack O'Halloran
Moose Malloy
Joe Spinell
Nick
Sylvester Stallone
Jonnie
Kate Murtagh
Amthor
John O'Leary
Marriott
Walter McGinn
Tommy Ray
Burton Gilliam
Cowboy
Jim Thompson
Mr. Grayle
Jimmy Archer
Georgie
Ted Gehring
Roy
Logan Ramsey
Commissioner
Margie Hall
Woman
Jack Bernardi
Louis Levine
Bennett Ohta
Patron in Pool Hall
Jerry Fujikawa
Fence
Richard Kennedy
1st Detective
John O'Neil
2nd Detective
Mark Allen
3rd Detective
Andrew Harris
Mulatto Child
Napoleon Whiting
Hotel Clerk
John Eames
Butler
Cheryl Smith
Doris
Stu Gilliam
Man #1
Roosevelt Pratt
Man #2
Dino Washington
Bouncer
Harry Caesar
Bartender
Bill Gentry
Hood
Cory B. Shiozaki
Waiter
Noelle North
Girl
Wally K. Berns
Father
Lola Mason
Mother
Joan Shawlee
Woman in Ballroom
Eddra Gale
Singer
Karen Gaston
Prostitute
Don Ames
Counterman (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Elliott Carpenter
Ghetto Bar Piano Player (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
Hood (uncredited)
Olivia Enke
Prostitute (uncredited)
Raven Grey Eagle
Man (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Party Guest (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
Party Guest (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Su Ling
Prostitute (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Ballroom Guest (uncredited)
George Simmons
Hood (uncredited)
Susan Stewart
Prostitute (uncredited)

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A review by Steve

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Written by Steve on Thu May 18 2017

www.noiroftheweek.com A few weeks ago, we talked about The Long Goodbye. Brilliant -- at least in my opinion. But purists sure disagreed. "We are fedora." film noir fans said. Well here's a neon-drenched, booze smelling, modern noir that treats Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe exactly as you would have imagined him from reading the books: Hard to argue with that clip. It's just the first few seconds of the film. I'm happy to say the film holds up to the strong open. Of course it's not as brilliant as Chinatown (released a little more than a year before this one) which dealt with ...