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The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
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6 February 1947 (USA) moreTagline:
THEY GAMBLED THEIR LIVES...TO POSSESS THE MOST DANGEROUS SECRET OF ALL! (original print media ad - all caps) morePlot:
Philip Marlowe (George Montgomery) gets involved when limp-wristed and snidley Leslie Murdock (Conrad... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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that old film noir magic moreCast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | George Montgomery | ... | Philip Marlowe |
 | Nancy Guild | ... | Merle Davis |
 | Conrad Janis | ... | Leslie Murdock |
| Roy Roberts | ... | Lt. Breeze |
| Fritz Kortner | ... | Rudolph Vannier |
| Florence Bates | ... | Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock |
| Marvin Miller | ... | Vince Blair |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Adler | ... | Police Sgt. Spangler (uncredited) |
| Jack Conrad | ... | George Anson (uncredited) |
| Al Eben | ... | Baggage Room Attendant (uncredited) |
| Ben Erway | ... | Shaw (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | ... | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Ethel Griffies | ... | (uncredited) |
| Reed Hadley | ... | Dr. Moss (uncredited) |
| Alfred Linder | ... | Eddie Prue (uncredited) |
| Paul Maxey | ... | Coroner (uncredited) |
| Jack Overman | ... | Manager (uncredited) |
| Joe Palma | ... | Attendant (uncredited) |
| Ray Spiker | ... | Figaro (uncredited) |
| Houseley Stevenson | ... | Mr. Morningside (uncredited) |
| Jack Stoney | ... | Mike (uncredited) |
| Gisela Werbisek | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| John Brahm | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Dorothy Bennett | writer (as Dorothy Hannah) | |
| Raymond Chandler | novel "The High Window" | |
| Leonard Praskins | adaptation | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Bassler | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| David Buttolph | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Lloyd Ahern | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Harry Reynolds | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| James Basevi | |||
| Richard Irvine | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Frank E. Hughes | (as Frank Hughes) | ||
| Thomas Little | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Eleanor Behm | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ben Nye | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Hal Herman | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Eugene Grossman | .... | sound technician | |
| Harry M. Leonard | .... | sound technician | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Sersen | .... | special photographic effects | |
Music Department | |||
| Maurice De Packh | .... | orchestrator | |
| Alfred Newman | .... | musical director | |
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- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1947) (USA) (theatrical)
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The late 1940's produced some of Hollywood's best film noir....Out of the Past, Murder my Sweet, The Blue Dahlia, Crossfire, The Dark Corner, Dark Passage, The Big Sleep....and the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, The Brasher Doubloon was not one of them! However, the 1947 film with George Montgomery as Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, has gotten a bad rap! It has terrific atmosphere...that old mansion, the Santa Ana winds, terrific character actors and that exceptional personality - actress Florence Bates.
True, George Montgomery doesn't possess the world weariness of Humphrey Bogart or Dick Powell (both of whom played Marlowe previously), but there is a winsomeness about his character that keeps surviving the constantly battering given to him that works for the film. Nancy Guild as the young woman in distress possesses a femme fatale quality which was often found in noir films of the time...ie..Martha Vickers in 'Big Sleep', Mary Astor in 'Falcon' as well as Veronica Lake and June Duprez "Murder My Sweet".