Tag: Raymond Chandler

Farewell My Lovely Script

Script by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), David Zelag Goodman (Screenplay)
Directed by:Dick Richards
Year:1975
IMDb:tt0072973

Plot:LA private eye Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle (Charlotte Rampling) and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden. Soaked in 1940s period detail, Farewell, My Lovely is a neo noir remake of the 1944 film but it follows the original Raymond Chandler's novel more closely.
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Long Goodbye Script

Script by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), Leigh Brackett (Screenplay), Raymond Chandler (Screenplay)
Directed by:Robert Altman
Year:1973
IMDb:tt0070334

Plot:Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
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Marlowe Script

Script by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), Stirling Silliphant (Screenplay), Raymond Chandler (Screenplay)
Directed by:Paul Bogart
Year:1969
IMDb:tt0064638

Plot:Los Angeles private-eye Philip Marlowe is trying to locate the brother of his new client, a woman named Orfamay Quest. The trail leads to two men who deny any knowledge of the brother's existence. Both are soon killed by an ice pick, so Marlowe deduces that there's much more to this than a simple missing-person case. Marlowe's path crosses that of a blackmailed movie star, Mavis Wald, and her friend, exotic dancer Delores. A mobster sends karate expert Winslow Wong to bust up Marlowe's office and warn him off the case, while Lieutenant French also cautions the detective to stay out of the police's way.
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Lady In The Lake Script

Script by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), Raymond Chandler (Screenplay), Steve Fisher (Screenplay)
Directed by:Robert Montgomery
Year:1947
IMDb:tt0039545

Plot:Private detective Philip Marlowe is asked by a publishing executive, Adrienne Fromsett, to locate the wife of her boss, publisher Derace Kingsby. Earlier she had sent her husband a telegram saying she was heading to Mexico to marry Chris Lavery. However Kingsby had recently seen Lavery in the neighbouring Bay City. Marlowe pursues his investigation at the Kingsby's lakeside cottage.
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Murder My Sweet Script

Script by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), John Paxton (Screenplay)
Directed by:Edward Dmytryk
Year:1944
IMDb:tt0037101

Plot:Gumshoe Philip Marlowe is hired by the oafish Moose Malloy to track down his former girlfriend. He's also hired to accompany an effeminate playboy buy back some jewels. When the exchange results in the playboy's murder, Marlowe can't leave the case alone, and soon discovers it's related to Malloy's. As he gets drawn deeper into a complex web of intrigue by a mysterious blonde, the detective finds his own life in increasing jeopardy.
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The Brasher Doubloon Script

Script by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), Dorothy Bennett (Screenplay), Leonard Praskins (Screenplay), Raymond Chandler (Screenplay)
Directed by:John Brahm
Year:1947
IMDb:tt0039217

Plot: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.
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Big Sleep Script

Script by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), Michael Winner (Screenplay)
Directed by:Michael Winner
Year:1978
IMDb:tt0077234

Plot:Private eye Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster. This neo-noir remake of the iconic 1946 Bogart film transfers the setting of Raymond Chandler's novel from 1940s California to 1970s London.
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The Big Sleep Script

Script by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), William Faulkner (Screenplay), Leigh Brackett (Screenplay), Jules Furthman (Screenplay)
Directed by:Howard Hawks
Year:1946
IMDb:tt0038355

Plot:Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
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Strangers on a Train Script

Script by:Patricia Highsmith (Novel), Raymond Chandler (Screenplay), Czenzi Ormonde (Screenplay), Ben Hecht (Screenplay), Whitfield Cook (Adaptation)
Directed by:Alfred Hitchcock
Year:1951
IMDb:tt0044079

Plot:A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder—a theory that he plans to implement.
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