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Murder, My Sweet / Farewell, My Lovely (1944)
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller
This adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', renamed for the American market to prevent filmgoers mistaking it for a musical (for which Powell was already famous) has private eye Philip Marlowe hired by Moose Malloy, a petty crook just out of prison after a seven year stretch, to look for his former girlfriend, Velma, who has not been seen for the last six years. The case is tougher than Marlowe expected as his initially promising enquiries lead to a complex web of deceit involving bribery, perjury and theft, and where no one's motivation is obvious, least of all Marlowe's.
Starring: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Mike Mazurki, Miles Mander
Director: Edward Dmytryk
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Tags: Anne Shirley, Claire Trevor, Dick Powell, Edward Dmytryk, Mike Mazurki, Miles Mander, Otto Kruger
Posted on May 16, 2013 |
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Comedy | Drama | Musical
Barney Hopkins is producing a new show on Broadway, but the day before it opens, the set and costumes are confiscated due to unpaid bills. Everybody is sitting in the street, and due to the Depression, there is no work for the three chorus girls Carol, Trixie and Polly. But they hear rumors that Barney is producing a new show. They talk to him, and he promises to give them work – when he finds a backer to produce the new show. Barney hears the tunes of the composer next door, Brad Roberts, Polly's friend. Brad joins them and agrees to back the show. On opening night Brad takes over for the juvenile lead, who is suffering from lumbago. Brad has been very publicity-shy, because he is a member of an upper-class wealthy Boston family. When his family hears what he is doing, his brother Lawrence and the family attorney Peabody come to New York, to end his relationship with Polly. But Lawrence mistakes Carol for Polly, who does not correct his mistake. Lawrence decides to separate Polly and Brad by getting Polly to fall in love with him. But soon Lawrence realizes that he is really in love with that chorus girl.
Starring: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, Ginger Rogers
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Tags: Aline MacMahon, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, Guy Kibbee, Joan Blondell, Mervyn LeRoy, Ned Sparks, Ruby Keeler, Warren William
Posted on February 1, 2013 |
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The Enemy Below (1957)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
During World War II, the USS Haynes, an American destroyer escort discovers a German U-boat in the South Atlantic. A deadly duel between the two ships ensues, and Captain Murrell must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel
Director: Dick Powell
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Tags: Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Dick Powell, Robert Mitchum, Theodore Bikel
