Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.
Cast
James Garner
Philip Marlowe
Gayle Hunnicutt
Mavis Wald
Carroll O'Connor
Lt. Christy French
Rita Moreno
Dolores Gonzáles
Sharon Farrell
Orfamay Quest
William Daniels
Mr. Cromwell
H.M. Wynant
Sonny Steelgrave
Jackie Coogan
Grant W. Hicks
Christopher Cary
Chuck
Bruce Lee
Winslow Wong
Kenneth Tobey
Fred Beifus
George Tyne
Oliver Hady
Corinne Camacho
Julie
Paul Stevens
Dr. Vincent Lagardie
Roger Newman
Orrin Quest
Read Morgan
Gumpshaw
Bartlett Robinson
Munsey (uncredited)
Guy Way
Strongarm Man (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
Nurse (uncredited)
Anna Lee Carroll
Mona (uncredited)
Emil Alegata
Waiter (uncredited)
Mark Allen
Doorman (uncredited)
Bert L. Bantle
Pilot (uncredited)
Pat Barrington
Belly Dancer (uncredited)
Isabel Colley
Hotel Alvarado Receptionist (uncredited)
Tony Conkle
Pilot (uncredited)
Carolan Daniels
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Ted Derby
Tiger Man (uncredited)
Angus Duncan
TV Actor (uncredited)
Jack English
Director (uncredited)
Nate Esformes
Paleface (uncredited)
Warren Finnerty
Manager (uncredited)
Greta Garbo
Grusinskaya(archive footage) (uncredited)
Dee Gardner
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Garion
Maitre d' (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Hoke Howell
Intern (uncredited)
Nicole Jaffe
Lilly (uncredited)
Marlain Kallevig
Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Micale
Waiter (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
Policeman (uncredited)
José Portugal
Waiter (uncredited)
Jean Ransome
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Chet Stratton
Harold Munsey (uncredited)
Lou Whitehill
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Mary Charlotte Wilcox
YMCA Clerk (uncredited)
Fay Wilkie
Psychologist (uncredited)
Jason Wingreen
Camera Store Clerk (uncredited)
Crew
Paul Bogart
Director
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
Raymond Chandler
Novel
Gene Ruggiero
Editor
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Michael Daves
Second Assistant Director
Bud Grace
Assistant Director
James Garner
Executive Producer
Gabriel Katzka
Producer
Sidney Beckerman
Producer
Harry Young
First Assistant Camera
Florence Hackett
Costume Designer
James Taylor
Costume Designer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Phil Rhodes
Makeup Artist
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
Franklin Milton
Sound Recordist
Virgil Beck
Special Effects
J. McMillan Johnson
Visual Effects
Carroll L. Shepphird
Visual Effects
Peter Matz
Original Music Composer
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Hugh Hunt
Set Decoration
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Victor Paul
Stunts
Bruce Lee
Fight Choreographer
George W. Davis
Art Direction
Addison Hehr
Art Direction
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