Show more

Farewell, My Lovely

Summary: Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,500,000
Cast
Other Cast, Production

Other cast:

Representation
Tags / Keywords
1940 buick coupe1940safrican americanalcoholicarcadeasylumback hand slapbare breastsbare chested malebaseballbased on novelbatting streakbeatingblowing smoke in someone's faceboybrawlbrothelbrothel madambrothel madam prostitute relationshipbusiness cardcandlestick telephonecaught in the actchain smokingchanging one's namecharacter appears in newspapercharacter appears on front page of a newspaperchinese restaurantcitycleavageclose up of eyesconvertiblecorpsecrime bosscriminalcynicismdancingdead woman on couchdead woman on floordead woman with eyes opendecanterdetectivedime a dancedisguisedouble crossdrinking liquor from a bottledrive by shootingdruggedex convictface slapfat womanfemale frontal nudityfemale full frontal nudityfemale nudityfemale rear nudityfemale singerfemme fatalefirst person narrationfirst person titlefive dollar billfloating casinogambling shipgay slurgrowing oldhardboiled mysteryhotelindependent filminterracial marriageinterracial relationshipinterrogationinvestigationjade necklacejazz musicjudgekisskneed in the crotchknocked outknocked unconsciousleich 1930's desk phonelesbianlieslighting a cigarettelos angeles californialove interestmale protagonistman hits a womanman wears a tuxedomaniacal laughmarital infidelitymissing personmotelmurdermurdered clientmurderermusiciannarrated by characternecklaceneo noirnews standnewspaper headlinenewsstandnightcluboff screen murderold flamepartyphilip marlowe characterphotographpicture in newspaperpolice boatpolice commissionerpolice corruptionpolice detectiveprivate detectiveprostituteprostitutesprostitutionpublicity photographpunched in the faceracial slurransomreference to abraham lincolnreference to adolf hitlerreference to busby berkeleyreference to carole lombardreference to eleanor rooseveltreference to joe dimaggioreference to joe louisreference to king kongreflection in a windowrobberyrockola world series baseball pitch bat arcade gamerunaway girlsanitariumsawed off shotgunsecret pastsex worksex workersharp dialogueshootoutshot to deathsitting on someone's hatsurprise endingsurveillancesyringetheatrical agentthompson sub machine gun with drum magazinethree word titlethrown overboardtimeframe 1940stitle same as booktold in flashbackurban settingvoice over narrationwhiskeywhite male black female relationshipwidowwoman wears knee high stockingsyachtyear 1941zippo lighter
Similar Movies
Parental Guide
Global Consensus

Audience Reviews:

Critic Reviews:

Internet Zeitgest:

Comments: