Mildred was also responsible for the murder of Florence Almore, the wife of a doctor with whom she was having an affair. Mildred Haviland, who had introduced herself to Bill Chess as being named Muriel, killed Crystal in an effort to leave her husband. Written by Steve Fisher and Raymond Chandler (yes, that Raymond Chandler). Marlowe has determined the woman who drowned in Little Fawn Lake was actually Crystal Kingsley. Starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan. And remember what we said about Audrey Totter’s eyeball acting – you’ll be glad we pointed it out. Or, Marlowe looks at himself in a mirror and it takes him five minutes to turn around and face someone behind him.īut let us not discourage you from seeing this film! It’s campy fun with clever cinematography. An actor reaches out to shake hands and here’s Marlowe’s reciprocating arm, four feet away from the edge of the camera. We think the main reason why first person POV doesn’t work is that it’s always teetering on the edge of cheesy disaster. He always sounds like the director (which he was), barking orders to the on-screen talent. It’s also distracting to listen to a disembodied Robert Montgomery (as Marlowe) speaking from somewhere off-camera. We suppose it’s a little disconcerting to have the actors directly addressing the camera. (Trust us, you’ve never seen good eyeball acting until you’ve seen this movie.) Audrey Totter’s over-the-top eyeball acting.(What do any of these characters see in each other?) (Famed detective Philip Marlowe is hired to find a missing woman and ends up in a murder case.) Ever wonder why they don’t film movies from a first-person point of view?
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