Murder, My Sweet
“Haunted by a lovely face... hunted for another's crime!”
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
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Cast
30 people
Dick Powell
Philip Marlowe
Known for
Pitfall
Christmas in July
Claire Trevor
Helen Grayle
Known for
Stagecoach
Born to Kill
Anne Shirley
Ann Grayle
Known for
Stella Dallas
City Girl
Otto Kruger
Jules Amthor
Known for
High Noon
Dracula's Daughter
Mike Mazurki
Joe "Moose" Malloy
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Nightmare Alley
Miles Mander
Leuwen Grayle
Known for
The Pleasure Garden
To Be or Not to Be
Douglas Walton
Lindsay Marriott
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Donald Douglas
Police Lt. Randall
Known for
Gilda
The More the Merrier
Ralf Harolde
Dr. Sonderborg
Known for
I'm No Angel
Our Relations
Esther Howard
Jesse Florian
Known for
Detour
Sullivan's Travels
Ernie Adams
Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Known for
The Pride of the Yankees
Invisible Ghost
Bernice Ahi
Dancer at the "Cocoanut Beach Club" (uncredited)
Edward Dmytryk Director · John Paxton Screenplay Raymond Chandler Author
Budget $400K · United States release December 14, 1944 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$400,000
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Farewell, My Lovely
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 1944
Theatrical · Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
February 21, 1945 · Premiere · St. Louis, Missouri
February 22, 1945 · Theatrical
March 8, 1945 · Theatrical · New York City, New York
Germany
November 14, 1972 · TV · Bundesrepublik Deutschland
United Kingdom
April 13, 1945 · Theatrical · London
May 14, 1945 · Theatrical
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