Murder, My Sweet
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
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Marlowe drugged and held at Dr Sonderberg's sanatorium
Jules Amthor the psychic healer appears at the Grayle house
The film jumps dramatically from its lowest point during Amthor's introduction to its highest peak with the acclaimed drug sequence at the sanatorium.
Murder, My Sweet maintains consistently high praise throughout, with critics celebrating Dick Powell's career-defining transformation and Claire Trevor's definitive femme fatale. The film peaks with its universally acclaimed surreal drug sequence, while some reviewers struggle with the complex plotting in the middle sections. The noir craftsmanship and atmospheric cinematography receive widespread critical appreciation from start to finish.
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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
Ralf Harolde
Dr. Sonderborg
Esther Howard
Jesse Florian
Ernie Adams
Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Bernice Ahi
Dancer at the "Cocoanut Beach Club" (uncredited)
George Anderson
Detective (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Dr. Sonderborg's Assistant (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Police Clerk (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Detective (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Club Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Man (uncredited)
Crew
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