Movie
Marlowe
Overview
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.
Details
- Release date
- 1969-09-19
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cherokee Productions, Katzka-Berne Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- James Garner as Philip Marlowe
- Gayle Hunnicutt as Mavis Wald
- Carroll O'Connor as Lt. Christy French
- Rita Moreno as Dolores Gonzáles
- Sharon Farrell as Orfamay Quest
- William Daniels as Mr. Cromwell
- H.M. Wynant as Sonny Steelgrave
- Jackie Coogan as Grant W. Hicks
- Christopher Cary as Chuck
- Bruce Lee as Winslow Wong
- Kenneth Tobey as Fred Beifus
- George Tyne as Oliver Hady
Crew
- Paul Bogart - Director
- Stirling Silliphant - Screenplay
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