"The Brasher Doubloon" from 1947 is a Philip Marlowe detective story, Marlowe here played in an obvious fashion by George Montgomery. By obvious, I mean he's tough, he's loud, he comes on to the women - in this case, woman, portrayed by Nancy Guild, a Gene Tierney/Ella Raines type under contract to Fox.
This film was originally made as a Michael Shayne mystery starring Lloyd Nolan, A Time to Kill, in 1942, though it is a Philip Marlowe story by Raymond Chandler.
Marlowe is hired by an elderly woman (Florence Bates) to locate a valuable coin that has been stolen from her, the Brasher Doubloon. Everyone acts strangely, including the woman's secretary (Guild) and son (Conrad Janis).
Marlowe uncovers murders and blackmail as he attempts to unearth the mystery of who took the coin and why.
The most notable thing in the film for me was Conrad Janis, looking for all the world like a teenager - well, he was 18! Unrecognizable.
The film was probably made in a few days - the fight scenes are rather clumsy.
This film was originally made as a Michael Shayne mystery starring Lloyd Nolan, A Time to Kill, in 1942, though it is a Philip Marlowe story by Raymond Chandler.
Marlowe is hired by an elderly woman (Florence Bates) to locate a valuable coin that has been stolen from her, the Brasher Doubloon. Everyone acts strangely, including the woman's secretary (Guild) and son (Conrad Janis).
Marlowe uncovers murders and blackmail as he attempts to unearth the mystery of who took the coin and why.
The most notable thing in the film for me was Conrad Janis, looking for all the world like a teenager - well, he was 18! Unrecognizable.
The film was probably made in a few days - the fight scenes are rather clumsy.