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Murder, My Sweet
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Murder, My Sweet is a 1944 Edward Dmytryk-directed Film Noir. It was adapted from the 1940 Philip Marlowe novel, Farewell, My Lovely.Moose Malloy has just gotten out of jail, and hires detective Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) to track the love interest he lost touch with while serving time. Marlowe is also hired by a beautiful woman named Helen Grayle (Claire Trevor) to find a stolen jade necklace. It becomes more obvious that their stories are connected as the film continues.The film was also a successful case of Playing Against Type for Powell, who had been known for musical comedies until this film (the film was even renamed to avoid confusion with being a musical). It allowed him to get more dramatic roles after this. He reprised the role a decade later in a television adaptation of The Long Goodbye. 31 years after this film, Chandler's novel was adapted again, as Farewell, My Lovely with Robert Mitchum. | |
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Related in the Adaptation: In the book, Ann Grayle was originally the daughter of an honest cop, but changing her to the step-daughter of Trevor's seductress helped to show the differences between the two types of women. | |
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Interrogation Flashback | |
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Interrogation Flashback: The film is told by Philip Marlowe in flashback, as Marlowe, who has bandages over his eyes, is being interrogated by the cops. The flashbacks tell the whole story, including why Marlowe is wearing the bandages. | |
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Actor Allusion: For no other reason other than general cheerfulness, Marlowe dances a little jig when he's invited in to meet Mr. and Mrs. Grayle. This may or may not be a nod to Powell's past as a song-and-dance man. | |
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Recycled Soundtrack: Composer Roy Webb recycled his main theme from Stranger on the Third Floor. | |
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Pretty in Mink | |
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Pretty in Mink: Ann wears a mink coat at the end. | |
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Hardboiled Detective: one of the classic examples. | |
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Smoking Is Cool | |
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Smoking Is Cool | |
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Phony Psychic | |
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Phony Psychic: Jules Amthor admits that he is this, scamming gullible society ladies. | |
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He Knows Too Much | |
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He Knows Too Much: Helen decides this about Marlowe at the end. | |
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Chiaroscuro | |
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Chiaroscuro: The Grayle beach house where Marlowe meets Helen (and where the climax takes place) is lit this way. | |
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Does Not Like Men | |
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Does Not Like Men: Anne. | |
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How We Got Here | |
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How We Got Here: The opening scene has Marlowe, who is blindfolded, being grilled by the police. He then tells the whole story in flashback. | |
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Only in It for the Money | |
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Only in It for the Money: Philip only does his job for the money. | |
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Femme Fatale | |
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Femme Fatale: Helen Grayle/Velma Valento, who seems to favor murder as the solution to all her problems. | |
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Nothing Personal | |
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Nothing Personal: "It ain't personal if we don't like you, we've got a personal routine to follow after a killing." | |
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Betty and Veronica | |
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Betty and Veronica: The classic dilemma between sexy, evil Helen and Mr. Grayle's innocent but also sexy daughter Anne (Anne Shirley, in her last role before retiring from acting at age 26). | |
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Doesn't Like Guns: "That's just part of my clothes. I hardly ever shoot anybody with it." | |
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Private Eye Monologue | |
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Deadpan Snarker | |
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Deadpan Snarker: Powell does a great job (arguably even better than Bogart) in capturing how snarky Marlowe is. | |
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Film Noir | |
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Film Noir | |
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Impairment Shot | |
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Impairment Shot: Several elaborate ones as Marlowe is hit over the head, drugged, and otherwise roughly treated over the course of the movie. When he's knocked out he says "a black pool opened up under me", and a black outline covers up the screen in an irregular iris. When he's dazed and drugged up in the bad guy lair, a smoky filter is superimposed on the screen. | |
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Really Gets Around | |
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Really Gets Around: Helen. | |
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Trophy Wife | |
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Trophy Wife: Sexy Helen Grayle, married to a much older man. Mr. Grayle later admits that he likes to pretend she would have married him even if he weren't rich. | |
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GoingByTheMatchBook | |
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Going By The Match Book | |
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Weapon for Intimidation | |
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Weapon for Intimidation: Philip Marlowe carries a revolver but states that he rarely needs it. | |
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Distracted by the Sexy | |
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Distracted by the Sexy: Marlowe is too busy staring at Helen's legs to pay attention to Mr. Grayle. | |
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Lady Drunk | |
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Lady Drunk: The widow Florian, whose husband owned the club that Velma sang at, is this, severely intoxicated when Marlowe questions her. Except that he peers through the window after leaving her house, sees her on the phone, and realizes it was all an act. | |
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