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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Raymond Chandler (novel)
Stirling Silliphant (writer)
Release Date:
31 October 1969 (USA) more
Tagline:
Welcome to Marlowe Country! more
Plot:
Quiet young Orfamay Quest from Kansas has hired private detective Philip Marlowe to find her brother... more | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Robert Towne: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 8 October 2009, 10:54 AM, PDT)
The Long Goodbye: Elliott Gould Remembers Robert Altman
(From The Hollywood Interview. 10 May 2009, 2:01 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Fun movie more (24 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Garner | ... | Philip Marlowe | |
| Gayle Hunnicutt | ... | Mavis Wald | |
| Carroll O'Connor | ... | Lt. Christy French | |
| Rita Moreno | ... | Dolores Gonzáles | |
| Sharon Farrell | ... | Orfamay Quest | |
| William Daniels | ... | Mr. Crowell | |
| H.M. Wynant | ... | Sonny Steelgrave | |
| Jackie Coogan | ... | Grant W. Hicks | |
| Kenneth Tobey | ... | Sgt. Fred Beifus | |
| Bruce Lee | ... | Winslow Wong | |
| Christopher Cary | ... | Chuck | |
| George Tyne | ... | Oliver Hady | |
| Corinne Camacho | ... | Julie | |
| Paul Stevens | ... | Dr. Vincent Lagardie | |
| Roger Newman | ... | Orrin Quest |
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Runtime:
96 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
West Germany:18 (nf) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
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The movie's title song, "Little Sister" was originally recorded by New York studio musicians but the producers were not happy with the vocal performance (rumored to be songwriter Norman Gimbel himself). They turned to executives at MGM Records who suggested that members from their newly signed star group, Orpheus, re-record the song. The producers agreed and the Orpheus version was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York. Only Orpheus lead singer, Bruce Arnold and backup singer, Jack McKenes were on the track since the music had been pre-recorded. However, future Orpheus member and legendary studio musician, Bernard Pretty Purdie, plays drums on the song's backing track. more
Quotes:
Thug:
Car.
Philip Marlowe:
Beep, beep.
[Marlowe tries to walk away, but is blocked by the Thug]
Thug:
Car.
Philip Marlowe:
For a guy with a limited vocabulary, you sure do manage to get your point across.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
LITTLE SISTER more
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Vintage Garner, solid sleuth story with sophisticated plot twists! Somewhat in the same cut as Paul Newman's "Harper", but bearing Garner's unique brand of sardonic humor: Sort of a modern Bret Maverick!
Good late 60's detective romp through West Coast life, interweaving the societal trends of that time period (Hippie, straight, boozer, sleazer, etc.) Bruce Lee is a welcome interlude, especially in his scene at Marlowe's office.
However, Rita Moreno is the real treat in this one: probably her best dramatic performance! One wishes she had been cast in more roles like this one to let the public see her for the multi-dimensional actress that she was.