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Lady in the Lake (23-Jan-1947)

Director: Robert Montgomery

Writer: Steve Fisher

From novel: The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler

Musical Score: David Snell

Producer: George Haight

Keywords: Mystery, Philip Marlowe, Film Noir

Adrienne Fromsett hires pulp mystery writer and private dick Philip Marlowe to locate the estranged wife of her boss, Derace Kingsby. Told first-person through the eyes of Marlowe himself; we only see him in a scene where he looks at a mirror. Interesting film, but Robert Montgomery doesn't make an engaging Marlowe and both Audrey Totter and Jayne Meadows overact.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Leon Ames
Actor
20-Jan-1902 12-Oct-1993 Character actor, a SAG founder
Morris Ankrum
Actor
27-Aug-1896 2-Sep-1964 Invaders from Mars
Jayne Meadows
Actor
27-Sep-1920 26-Apr-2015 City Slickers
Robert Montgomery
Actor
21-May-1904 27-Sep-1981 Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Lloyd Nolan
Actor
11-Aug-1902 27-Sep-1985 Dr. Chegley on Julia
Audrey Totter
Actor
20-Dec-1918 12-Dec-2013 The Unsuspected
Tom Tully
Actor
21-Aug-1908 27-Apr-1982 Insp. Matt Grebb on The Lineup

CAST

Robert Montgomery   ...   Phillip Marlowe
with
Audrey Totter   ...   Adrienne Fromsett
Lloyd Nolan   ...   Lt. DeGarmot
Tom Tully   ...   Police Capt. Kane
Leon Ames   ...   Derace Kingsby
Jayne Meadows   ...   Mildred Haveland
Dick Simmons   ...   Chris Lavery
Morris Ankrum   ...   Eugene Grayson
Lila Leeds   ...   Receptionist
William Roberts   ...   Artist
Kathleen Lockhart   ...   Mrs. Grayson
Ellay Mort   ...   Crystal Kingsby

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