Historia de un detective (1944)
Esta intriga policiaca narra las aventuras de Philip Marlowe, un detective privado de Los Ángeles que resuelve todo tipo de misterios. Cuando el exconvicto Moose se pone en contacto con él sobre lo que parece un caso de lo más rutinario, una serie de pistas falsas aparecen en escena acusando al protagonista de unos crímenes que no ha cometido. Sin embargo, todas las pruebas clarifican su intervención en el terrible homicidio… ¿Conseguirá Philip resolver el enrevesado enigma?
Directora:
Edward Dmytryk
Escritor:
John Paxton
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Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe |
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Claire Trevor as Helen Grayle |
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Anne Shirley as Ann Grayle |
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Otto Kruger as Jules Amthor |
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Mike Mazurki as Joe "Moose" Malloy |
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Miles Mander as Leuwen Grayle |
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Douglas Walton as Lindsay Marriott |
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Donald Douglas as Police Lt. Randall |
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Ralf Harolde as Dr. Sonderborg |
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Esther Howard as Jesse Florian |
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Ernie Adams as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited) |
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Bernice Ahi as Dancer at the "Cocoanut Beach Club" (uncredited) |
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George Anderson as Detective (uncredited) |
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Edward Biby as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Jack Carr as Dr. Sonderborg's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Tom Coleman as Police Clerk (uncredited) |
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Ralph Dunn as Detective (uncredited) |
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Sam Finn as Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Fred Graham as Man (uncredited) |
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Bill Hamilton as Man (uncredited) |
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Paul Hilton as Boy Getting Laundry (uncredited) |
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John Indrisano as Amthor's Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Daun Kennedy as Girl in Bar (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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King Lockwood as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Paul Phillips as Detective Nulty (uncredited) |
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Dewey Robinson as New Boss at "Florian's" (uncredited) |
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Shimen Ruskin as Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
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Larry Wheat as Grayle's Butler (uncredited) |
| Camera | Harry J. Wild | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Paxton | Screenplay |
| Editing | Joseph Noriega | Editor |
| Writing | Raymond Chandler | Novel |
| Directing | Edward Dmytryk | Director |
| Production | Adrian Scott | Producer |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Michael Ohrenbach | Set Decoration |
| Production | Sid Rogell | Executive Producer |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Sound | Bailey Fesler | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Sound | James G. Stewart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Directing | William Dorfman | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edward Stevenson | Costume Designer |
| Camera | Landon Arnett | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Crew | John Indrisano | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Evans | Stand In |
| Crew | Hugh Lucky | Stand In |
| Crew | Les Raymaster | Stand In |
| Crew | Wanda Rickerts | Stand In |
| Crew | Leslie Saville | Stand In |
| Crew | Carol Sawyer | Stand In |
| Crew | Jordan Shelley | Stand In |
| Crew | Tim Wallace | Stand In |