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.
Cast
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. Cromwell
H.M. Wynant
Sonny Steelgrave
Jackie Coogan
Grant W. Hicks
Christopher Cary
Chuck
Bruce Lee
Winslow Wong
Kenneth Tobey
Fred Beifus
Mary Charlotte Wilcox
YMCA Clerk
George Tyne
Oliver Hady
Corinne Camacho
Julie
Paul Stevens
Dr. Vincent Lagardie
Roger Newman
Orrin Quest
Read Morgan
Gumpshaw
Bartlett Robinson
Munsey (uncredited)
Guy Way
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
Nurse (uncredited)
Anna Lee Carroll
Mona (uncredited)
Crew
Paul Bogart
Director
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
Raymond Chandler
Screenplay, Novel
Gene Ruggiero
Editor
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
James Garner
Executive Producer
Gabriel Katzka
Producer
Sidney Beckerman
Producer
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Phil Rhodes
Makeup Artist
Peter Matz
Original Music Composer
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