Murder, My Sweet

"Haunted by a lovely face... hunted for another's crime!"

1944 1h 35m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 269

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Synopsis

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After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

“Haunted by a lovely face... hunted for another's crime!”

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Cast

Dick Powell
Philip Marlowe
Claire Trevor
Helen Grayle
Anne Shirley
Ann Grayle
Otto Kruger
Jules Amthor
Mike Mazurki
Joe "Moose" Malloy
Miles Mander
Leuwen Grayle
Douglas Walton
Lindsay Marriott
Donald Douglas
Police Lt. Randall

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: John Paxton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Dmytryk, shot by Harry J. Wild. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joseph Noriega shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dick Powell and Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Haunted by a lovely face... hunted for another's crime!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0037101 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Dmytryk directs. Harry J. Wild behind the camera. Roy Webb scores. Joseph Noriega cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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182 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Edward Dmytryk, shot by Harry J. Wild. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Joseph Noriega shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dick Powell and Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Haunted by a lovely face... hunted for another's crime!".
7IMDB entry: tt0037101 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "detective", "female lover", "femme fatale", "hallucinogenic drug".
9Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harry J. Wild
Original score: Roy Webb
Editing: Joseph Noriega
Makeup / hair: Mel Berns
Sound: James G. Stewart
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Murder, My Sweet (1944)

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John Chard2018-12-22
★ 8/10
The dark pit opened up and I dived right in! Well well, here we have a noir film that really has to be one of the most divisive in the genre, it would seem that some feel it's closer in texture to what Raymond Chandler wrote, and that the portrayal of Phillip Marlowe by Dick Powell is spot on in its execution. Many others disagree completely though... Now since I haven't read any of the novels Chandler wrote I have no frame of reference there, but having watched The Big Sleep this past week I feel the push me pull you polar opposite feelings this film creates. Phillip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is a gruff wise cracking private eye, he is hired by ex convict Moose Malloy (a splendid Mike Mazurki) to find former girlfriend Velma who has been missing for 6 years, this sends him spiralling into a web of deceit, blackmail, theft, murder, in short all the great ingredients for classic noir. For sure the film has a cracking plot that dovetails a treat, but is it dark enough to fully flesh out the material? I just got this annoying itch that where the film should be getting murkier and deadly dark it was in fact far too breezy. Powell does good enough, but the wisecracks to me became more of a hindrance than an enjoyment, I felt in short that I was being lifted out of the dark when I actually wanted to stay cloaked in mud. The film is still an incredible watch, the photography from Harry Wild is lush, and the core essence of the story is bang on the money, while I should mention the cracking performances of the supporting cast as Claire Trevor and Otto Kruger join in the mystery to help raise the film to a higher standard. Some scenes are joyous in the extreme, witness a nightmare sequence that is as gorgeous as it is unnerving, and director Edward Dmytryk excels in creating a bleak topsy turvy underworld, I just wish that this particular film had done away with the airiness. 8/10

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