Overview

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

Cast

Robert Montgomery

Phillip Marlowe

Audrey Totter

Adrienne Fromsett

Lloyd Nolan

Lieutenant DeGarmot

Tom Tully

Captain Kane

Leon Ames

Derace Kingsby

Jayne Meadows

Mildred Haveland

Dick Simmons

Chris Lavery

Morris Ankrum

Eugene Grayson

Lila Leeds

Receptionist

William Roberts

Artist

Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Grayson

N/A

Ellay Mort

Crystal