Marlowe takes a job looking for moose malloys mike mazurki girlfriend velma. And here he is as philip marlowe in murder, my sweet, the film version of. Murder my sweet aka farewell my lovely film noir 1944 movie posters murder my sweet claire trevor, dick powell, ann shirley ive never been much of a fan of dick powell the singer, but i really like dick powell, the hardboiled detective. In 1942, the falcon takes over, a 65minute film that was the third in the falcon series about michael arlen s gentleman sleuth gay lawrence played by george sanders, used the plot of farewell, my lovely. His name is philip marlowe, and for the right price, this private eye will follow an unfaithful husband, find a missing bankroll, or spy on a suspicious neighbor. Fine adaptation of chandlers novel which had served as plot fodder for the falcon takes over only two years earlier, evocatively creating a. Reputedly chandlers favorite adaptation of his fiction, murder, my sweet originally screened in december of 1944 appropriately entitled farewell, my lovely, but studio executives decided to retitle it so the toughguy detective film would not be confused with the comedies and musicals lead actor richard ewing dick powell was known for at. In typical chandler fashion, the weary marlowe uncovers a. This adaptation of the raymond chandler novel farewell, my lovely, renamed for the american market to prevent audiences 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 eight year stretch, to look for his former girlfriend, velma, who has not been seen for the last six years. According to a new york times article, rko changed the title after the results of an audience research inc. The classic milieu of the film noir is so well realised here that you could be forgiven for thinking everything in this is a. Grayles home charlotte rampling the front entrance is obviously double doors but when the butler is shown opening it from.
In 1944, dick powell played the part of the hardboiled detective, named philip marlowe this time, in a classic film noir release. Murder my sweet sees former musical light entertainer dick powell take on the role of raymond chandlers cynical, hardbitten private detective philip for short marlowe, under the direction of edward dmytryk in this dramatisation of the authors farewell my lovely novel, retitled here so that audiences wouldnt think it was another family entertainment with powell. I watched the 1975 farewell, my lovely this weekend, i think it was maybe the 3rd or 4rth time i saw it. Zbogom, moja ljepotice, poznat pod naslovom zbogom ljepotice je americki kriminalisticki film snimljen 1975. Murder my sweet, based on the raymond chandler novel farewell, my lovely, featured a thencontroversial choice of dick powell to play the. But audiences in the areas of its original release new england and minneapolis were put off by the title, mistook farewell for another powell musical and stayed away, leading rko executives to rechristen the film murder. As in the previous 1944 film version, murder, my sweet, marlowe searches all over l. Of all the philip marlowes, robert mitchums in farewell, my lovely resonates most deeply. This 1944 film noir directed by edward dmytrik brought the essence of the literary philip marlowe to the silver screen. Farewell my lovely1975 robert mitchumfilm noir youtube. See more ideas about raymond chandler, film noir and charlotte rampling. Philip marlowe comes off best in this film, and is better than the other versions by humphrey bogart and the dreadful version by robert mitchum, and. Even though he was probably a decade too old for the role, mitchum claimed that he was able to convince the producers to buy the rights to farewell, my lovely, which had been filmed previously in 1944 under the title murder my sweet with dick powell in the lead role.
So while most would argue that bogart may have been. The film also stars charlotte rampling, john ireland, jack ohalloran, sylvia miles and harry dean stanton, with an early screen appearance by sylvester stallone. Murder, my sweet released as farewell, my lovely in the united kingdom is a 1944 american film noir, directed by edward dmytryk and starring dick powell. Edward dmytryk and claire trevor in murder, my sweet 1944 dick powell and anne shirley in murder. Murder, my sweet 1944 was to be released with the original title of its literary source, writer raymond chandlers 1940 novel farewell, my lovely, although it was changed so that fans of 30s songanddance star dick powell, portraying the main character, wouldnt think the film was a musical comedy. Farewell my lovely is archetypal 1940s film noir, with its scheming blondes, shady characters and halflit lives. It was based on chandlers 1940 novel farewell, my lovely. But in between these two, we find dick powell playing marlowe in murder my sweet 1944, director edward dmytryk an adaptation of farewell my lovely. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace. Takoder je poznat i kao predlozak za tri filma the falcon takes over iz 1942. Farewell, my lovely 1944, directed by edward dmytryk. Farewell, my lovely, gets all of this just right angelo grahams art direction is a triumph and then places mitchums marlowe in the center of it and.
Murder, my sweet 1944 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Thats because this is marlowe past his prime, and mitchum imbues. Indeed this was the films original title, and the name by which it goes in britain. Fine adaptation of chandlers novel which had served as plot fodder for the falcon takes over only two years earlier, evocatively creating a seedy, sordid wor. This adaptation of the raymond chandler novel farewell, my lovely, renamed for the american market to prevent audiences 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 eight year stretch, to look for his former girlfriend, velma, who has. Director edward dmytryk is at his most stylish with farewell my lovely, which was retitled murder my sweet after a short while in america because with powell in the lead the public thought it was an insipid musical.
Raymond chandler murder my sweet farewell, my lovely. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He outbogies bogart playing the impoverished private eye philip marlowe, caught up in two tough and nasty cases that eventually dovetail into one. The arthur lyons film noir festival kicks off on thursday with farewell my lovely and runs. On this new, cleanedup print, and back on the big screen, it certainly looks. R aymond chandlers second philip marlowe novel has been filmed three times. Midi instruments, change of dialogue sound murder, my sweet 1944 is a film noir directed by edward dmytryk, and starring dick powell, claire trevor, and anne shirley. Murder, my sweet original theatrical trailer youtube. Soaked in 1940s period detail, farewell, my lovely is a neo noir remake of the 1944 film but it follows the original raymond chandlers novel more closely. Farewell, my lovely page 2 general discussions tcm. A great adaptation of raymond chandlers farewell, my lovely 1940 but its not quite as good as dick richards farewell, my lovely 1975 leave a reply. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the farewell, my lovely movie on. Also known by its american title murder, my sweet, this terrific adaptation of the raymond.
Right before the release of the film the title would have to be changed from farewell, my lovely to murder, my sweet so that film goers would never mistake a movie with murder in the title as a. This adaptation of the raymond chandler novel farewell, my lovely, renamed for the. Murder, my sweet 1944 1944 was a big year for film noir. The picture is based on raymond chandler s novel farewell, my lovely 1940, which had previously been adapted for film as murder, my sweet in 1944. Farewell, my lovely was the first philip marlowe novel to be filmed. Murder, my sweet was originally delivered to theaters as farewell, my lovely, the original title of chandlers 1940 novel. This was murder, my sweet, an adaptation of raymond chandlers second novel, farewell, my lovely. History has been kinder to humphrey bogart than it has to dick powell. Palm springs film noir festival starts thursday with vintage movies in original 35 mm format. Farewell, my lovely is a 1975 american neonoir crime thriller film directed by dick richards and featuring robert mitchum as private detective phillip marlowe. Malloys a petty criminal just released after a sevenyear prison sentence, and velma has not been. The cynical, smarttalking detective marlowe played by dick.
A second film adaptation of the novel was made in 1975 and released under chandlers title. The title was changed in america because it made the film sound too much like one of powells musicals, and it was feared that this would deter audiences. Murder, my sweet, based on the raymond chandler novel farewell, my lovely, featured a then controversial choice of dick powell to play the famous philip marlowe. Murder, my sweet, american film noir, released in 1944, that was notable as the screen debut of author raymond chandlers hardboiled, worldweary detective philip marlowe. Buy murder, my sweet farewell my lovely 1944 dvd from amazons movies store. Murder, my sweet 1944 letterboxd your life in film.
This, the second adaptation of raymond chandlers novel, is much closer to the source text than the original murder, my sweet 1944, which tended to avoid some of the sleazier parts of the plot but still concerns private eye philip marlowes attempts to locate velma, a former dancer at a seedy nightclub and the girlfriend of moose malloy, a petty criminal just out of prison. Goofs when marlowe robert mitchum drives up to mrs. Farewell, my lovely is a 1975 american neo noir film, directed by dick. This is raymond chandler at his best and robert mitchum in the role of a lifetime. The picture is based on raymond chandlers novel farewell, my lovely 1940, which had previously been adapted for film as murder, my sweet in 1944. Quintessential film noir, this is superbly directed by edward dmytryk, with an economic use of voiceover that now stands as a skilful example of the device. His second marlowe novel, farewell, my lovely 1940, became the basis for three movie versions adapted by other screenwriters, including 1944s murder my sweet which marked the screen debut of the marlowe character, starring dick powell whose depiction of marlowe chandler reportedly applauded. Many scholars insist that film noir is intrinsically. Film noir festival in palm springs has vintage movies in. Murder, my sweet farewell, my lovely 1944 film fanatic. With robert mitchum, charlotte rampling, john ireland, sylvia miles. The books by raymond chandler changed private eye fiction for good. Raymond chandlers novel farewell, my lovely, on which this film is based, was published in 1940.
Marlowe finds that once he has taken the case, events conspire to put him in dangerous situations, and he is. Vintage, 1940 chinatown context, several of which had been made into film noir classics, such as murder, my sweet 1944. This remake of the 1944 film, murder, my sweet, also based on the raymond chandler novel, concerns private eye philip marlowes attempts to locate velma, a former dancer at a seedy nightclub and. Murder, my sweet 1944 was to be released with the original title of its literary source, writer raymond chandlers 1940 novel farewell, my lovely, although it was changed so that fans of 30s.