Montgomery, as Marlowe, is never seen again in the movie except as a reflection in the mirror. He invites the audience to follow the clues, make the deductions and see if they can solve the mystery. The tale begins with Marlowe, facing the audience telling about the “Lady in the Lake’. Louis, Little Women), hard-bitten but luscious Audrey Totter ( The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Unsuspected), pre-Honeymooners Jayne Meadows ( Undercurrent, Song of the Thin Man), and perennial favorite Lloyd Nolan ( Michael Shayne: Private Detective, Airport). Jordan, Night Must Fall) as Chandler’s hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe, it also boasts among its cast stalwart character actor Leon Ames ( Meet Me in St. Based on the story by famed 20 th century writer Raymond Chandler, the film has become a classic due not to the story, but to the unusual camera as a character, becoming the core of the first-person narrative.ĭirected by, and starring Robert Montgomery ( Here Comes Mr. While on the search for Christmas movies, I like to add a murder mystery from 1947 titled The Lady in the Lake. presents a revolutionary motion picture the most amazing since Talkies began! YOU and ROBERT MONTGOMERY solve a murder mystery together!” 'Chandler is an original stylist, creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes' Anthony Burgessĭiscover the newest addition to the inimitable Philip Marlowe series - Only to Sleep by Lawrence Osborne - out 6 September 2018 in hardback and ebook from Hogarth.Starring: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Jayne Meadows, Leon Ames
'One of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still try to attain' Sunday Times 'Chandler grips the mind from the first sentence' Daily Telegraph 'Chandler's best novels carry the crime story to levels of artistry that have rarely been matched' Daily Mail The Lady in the Lake is Raymond Chandler's fourth novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe. Now Marlowe's on the trail of a killer, who leads him out of smoggy Los Angeles all the way to a murky mountain lake. But when Marlowe next encounters Lavery, he's denying nothing - on account of the two bullet holes in his heart. Trouble is, when Philip Marlowe asks Lavery about it he denies everything.
Or so the note she left her husband says. Derace Kingsley's wife ran away to Mexico to get a divorce and marry a hunk named Chris Lavery. Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired to find a missing woman. 'Everything was quiet and sunny and calm.
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