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The Brasher Doubloon: Directed by John Brahm. With George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, Roy Roberts. Detective Philip Marlowe encounters a variety of characters while checking on why Leslie Murdock stole a rare doubloon from his mother.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- John Brahm
- 1947-02-06
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Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy widow Elizabeth Murdock to investigate the theft of a rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, from her deceased husband's private collection.
"The Brasher Doubloon" from 1947 is a Philip Marlowe detective story, Marlowe here played in an obvious fashion by George Montgomery. By obvious, I mean he's tough, he's loud, he comes on to the women - in this case, woman, portrayed by Nancy Guild, a Gene Tierney/Ella Raines type under contract to Fox.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.
Raymond Chandler's private eye Philip Marlowe (George Montgomery) ties a stolen gold coin to blackmail and murder.
- Mystery & Thriller
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Philip Marlowe (George Montgomery) gets involved when limp-wristed and snidley Leslie Murdock (Conrad Janis) steals a rare doubloon from his mother (Florence Bates) to give to a newsreel photographer in exchange for film that is being used for blackmail purposes.
