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Marlowe

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Movie Info

Mysterious Orfamay Quest (Sharon Farrell) hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe (James Garner) to find her missing brother, Orrin. 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 (Rita Moreno), blackmailed television stars (Gayle Hunnicutt) and self-preserving gangsters (H. M. Wynant). Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Paul Bogart
Producer:

Gabriel Katzka, Sidney Beckerman
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 29, 2012
Runtime:

1h 40m
Production Co:

Cherokee Productions

Cast & Crew

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. Crowell

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Critic Reviews for Marlowe

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2)

We don't care what happens next because we don't understand what happened before. Marlowe becomes enjoyable only on a basic level; it's fun to watch the action sequences

October 23, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
enjoyable as a period piece, letting us see an older character in a then-modern setting

October 2, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Carr
Film School Rejects
Garner's not the best Marlowe, but he's far from the worst - which also applies to this movie.

March 31, 2006 | Rating: 4/5

Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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October 7, 2005 | Rating: 0/5

Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy
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August 22, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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November 19, 2004 | Rating: 3/5

Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
A thoroughly enjoyable Philip Marlowe mystery.

February 18, 2003 | Rating: A | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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Audience Reviews for Marlowe

Jan 15, 2014

Very enjoyable mystery with Garner terrific in the lead, The film definitely has shades of Jim Rockford looking back at it now.

jay n Super Reviewer
Aug 23, 2008

James Garner is LA private detective Marlowe who is hired by a young girl to find her missing brother. What starts as a simple job turns into a mystery involving a high profile Hollywood actress, a ruthless gangster, cops, strippers, and one questionable doctor. Garner is very smooth as Marlowe. The standouts in this film include a wow striptease and incredible performance by Rita Moreno, who is smoking hot and a face off between Marlowe and Bruce Lee in his film debut. Enjoyable enough. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dolores Gonzáles: [responding, mid-striptease, to Philip Marlowe's question] The streets are paved with forgotten husbands!

monty h Super Reviewer