{"id":36251,"date":"2016-02-19T14:44:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T21:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36251"},"modified":"2020-12-05T13:52:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T20:52:54","slug":"murder-my-sweet-farewell-my-lovely-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36251","title":{"rendered":"Murder, My Sweet \/ Farewell, My Lovely (1944)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A black pool opened up at my feet again, and I dived in.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nPrivate eye Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is commissioned by a hulking ex-con named Moose (Mike Mazurki) to find his long-lost girlfriend, Velma. Meanwhile, Marlowe is hired to accompany a man (Douglas Walton) as he retrieves a jade necklace stolen from the beautiful wife (Claire Trevor) of an older millionaire (Miles Mander), whose daughter (Anne Shirley) worries her father is being cuckolded.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anne Shirley Films<\/li>\n<li>Claire Trevor Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Investigators<\/li>\n<li>Dick Powell Films<\/li>\n<li>Edward Dmytryk Films<\/li>\n<li>Femmes Fatales<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that this &#8220;film noir classic&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;reputedly [Raymond] Chandler&#8217;s favorite adaptation of his novels&#8221; &#8212; is &#8220;director Edward Dmytryk&#8217;s best film&#8221;. He writes that while the &#8220;picture is known for its seedy characters; hard-edged, hyperbolic dialogue and narration; [and] dark, atmospheric photography&#8221;, he believes &#8220;it&#8217;s most significant because it is the one picture to fully exploit the nightmarish elements that are present in good <em>film noir<\/em>.&#8221; To that end, he notes that &#8220;because our narrator, Marlowe, spends time recovering from being knocked out and, later, from drugs in his bloodstream, he never has a clear head&#8221;, and thus &#8220;the dark, smoky world he walks through becomes increasingly surreal, indicating he is in a dream state&#8221;. He further notes that &#8220;part of the reason we feel nervous for this Marlowe is that we sense he has no more control over his situation than we do when we&#8217;re having a nightmare&#8221;. Finally, Peary comments on how effectively Powell &#8220;projects Marlowe&#8217;s vulnerability&#8221;, convincingly &#8220;making the transition from cheery crooner to hard-boiled detective&#8221;; indeed, it&#8217;s truly astonishing that this is the same actor who came to fame starring in light-hearted musicals such as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31201\"><em>42nd Street<\/em> (1933)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26106\"><em>Gold Diggers of 1933<\/em> (1933)<\/a> (and 1935 and 1937), <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31287\"><em>Dames<\/em> (1934)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15611\"><em>Flirtation Walk<\/em> (1934)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>While the storyline is dense (typical for Chandler) and requires concentration (or perhaps multiple viewings) to fully absorb, I agree with Peary that <em>Murder, My Sweet<\/em> remains a highly effective, well-acted, atmospheric <em>noir<\/em>. Powell is a stand-out:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell3.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell3-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell3-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell3-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell3-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but the rest of the supporting cast is excellent as well, most notably the ever-reliable Claire Trevor, &#8220;coming across as sexy as Lana Turner&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor2.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor2-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor2-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor2-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Mike Mazurki as &#8220;huge ex-con Moose Malloy&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki2.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki2-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki2-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki2-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Esther Howard gives a fine &#8220;cameo&#8221; performance as a boozy informant, remarkably similar to her turn several years later in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11549\"><em>Born to Kill<\/em> (1947)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Howard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Howard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Howard.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Howard-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Howard-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Howard-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Howard-368x270.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the <em>true<\/em> co-star of the show, however, is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_J._Wild\">Harry J. Wild&#8217;s<\/a> cinematography (see stills below), augmented by Vernon L. Walker&#8217;s &#8220;special effects for the memorable scene in which the drugged Marlowe has hallucinations&#8221;. Remade in 1975 as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9262\"><em>Farewell, My Lovely<\/em><\/a> with Robert Mitchum, but this earlier version is much better. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Powell-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Mazurki-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Trevor-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harry Wild&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography5.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography5-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography5-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography5-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography4.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography4-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography4-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography4-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography3.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography3-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography3-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Cinematography3-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The creatively filmed nightmare-drug sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Nightmare.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Nightmare.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"982\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Nightmare.png 982w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Nightmare-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Nightmare-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Murder-My-Sweet-Nightmare-768x563.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a <em>noir<\/em> classic. Nominated as one of the Best Pictures of the Year by Peary in his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037101\/\">IMDb entry<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1275murd.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1945\/03\/09\/archives\/the-screen-tonight-and-every-night-film-musical-with-hayworth-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/84186\/murder-my-sweet#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitallyobsessed.com\/displaylegacy.php?ID=6113\">Digitally Obsessed Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/farewell-my-lovely-1944\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A black pool opened up at my feet again, and I dived in.&#8221; Synopsis: Private eye Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is commissioned by a hulking ex-con named Moose (Mike Mazurki) to find his long-lost girlfriend, Velma. Meanwhile, Marlowe is hired to accompany a man (Douglas Walton) as he retrieves a jade necklace stolen from the beautiful wife (Claire Trevor) of an older millionaire (Miles Mander), whose daughter (Anne Shirley) worries her father is being cuckolded. 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