The Brasher Doubloon

1947
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1h 12m

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Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, and George Montgomery in The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

Detective Philip Marlowe encounters a variety of characters while checking on why Leslie Murdock stole a rare doubloon from his mother.Detective Philip Marlowe encounters a variety of characters while checking on why Leslie Murdock stole a rare doubloon from his mother.Detective Philip Marlowe encounters a variety of characters while checking on why Leslie Murdock stole a rare doubloon from his mother.

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George Montgomery

Philip Marlowe

Nancy Guild

Merle Davis

Conrad Janis

Leslie Murdock

Roy Roberts

Police Lt. Breeze

Fritz Kortner

Rudolph Vannier

Florence Bates

Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock

Marvin Miller

Vince Blair

Robert Adler

Police Sgt. Spangler
(uncredited)

Jack Conrad

George Anson
(uncredited)

Al Eben

Baggage Room Attendant
(uncredited)

Ben Erway

Shaw
(uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Truck Driver
(uncredited)

Reed Hadley

Dr. Moss
(uncredited)

Alfred Linder

Eddie Prue
(uncredited)

George Magrill

Policeman
(uncredited)

Paul Maxey

Coroner
(uncredited)

Jack Overman

Apartment Manager
(uncredited)

Joe Palma

Attendant
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The flophouse location for this film was the Gladden Apartments in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. Raymond Chandler, who wrote the novel on which this is based, lived in the building 30 years before the film was shot.

Goofs
Mrs. Murdock states the only other Brasher doubloon is located in the Smithsonian Institute. The correct name is the Smithsonian Institution.

Quotes
[handing a check to Marlowe]
Mrs. Elizabeth Murdock: There you are and I hope you're worth it. To tell you the truth, I was expecting an older man - more intelligent looking.
Philip Marlowe: I'm wearing a disguise.

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8/10

that old film noir magic

The late 1940's produced some of Hollywood's best film noir....Out of the Past, Murder my Sweet, The Blue Dahlia, Crossfire, The Dark Corner, Dark Passage, The Big Sleep....and the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, The Brasher Doubloon was not one of them! However, the 1947 film with George Montgomery as Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, has gotten a bad rap! It has terrific atmosphere...that old mansion, the Santa Ana winds, terrific character actors and that exceptional personality - actress Florence Bates.

True, George Montgomery doesn't possess the world weariness of Humphrey Bogart or Dick Powell (both of whom played Marlowe previously), but there is a winsomeness about his character that keeps surviving the constantly battering given to him that works for the film. Nancy Guild as the young woman in distress possesses a femme fatale quality which was often found in noir films of the time...ie..Martha Vickers in 'Big Sleep', Mary Astor in 'Falcon' as well as Veronica Lake and June Duprez "Murder My Sweet".