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5 days ago · But none of them could compare to the cinema’s first Philip Marlowe, as portrayed by Dick Powell in Edward Dmytryk’s smashing film noir Murder, My Sweet. Powell's performance is all the more impressive when one considers his previous films were lighthearted musicals.
2 days ago · Mitchum's stint as an aging Philip Marlowe in the Raymond Chandler adaptation Farewell, My Lovely (1975) (a remake of 1944's Murder, My Sweet) was sufficiently well received by audiences and critics [310] for him to reprise the role in 1978's The Big Sleep, a remake of the 1946 film of the same title.
Aug 27, 2024 · Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Exy Wetterhahn, a teacher and noise musician, who joins us to discuss the queer-coded world of Edward Dmytryk's MURDER, MY SWEET (1944). Support eXy's work! Theme music by so.lxis.
Aug 31, 2024 · Edward Dmytryk was an American motion-picture director whose notable films include Murder, My Sweet (1944), Crossfire (1947), The Caine Mutiny (1954), and The Young Lions (1958). He was one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of film-industry individuals blacklisted for their alleged communist.
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Sep 6, 2024 · Dive deep into Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
Aug 23, 2024 · Dick Powell stars as Raymond Chandler's hard-bitten, world-weary private detective, Philip Marlowe, in this classic film noir adaptation of Chandler's novel "Farewell, My Lovely". Marlowe takes a job looking for Moose Malloy's (Mike Mazurki) girlfriend Velma.
Aug 29, 2024 · The most popular film versions of Chandler’s work were Murder, My Sweet (1944; also distributed as Farewell, My Lovely), starring Dick Powell, and The Big Sleep (1946), starring Humphrey Bogart, both film noir classics.
