Modern Screen (Jan-Jun 1945)

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Marlowe is no Sunday School type, but he has his good qualities. One of them is that he never lets a client down. Even after the client has been murdered. As you can imagine, this doesn't endear him to the murderer. In fact, from that first moment when a huge hulk of a man called "Moose" Malloy comes into Marlowe's office, no insurance company would give you a dime on the detectives life. On the face of it, what "Moose" (Mike Mazurki) wants is simple. He wants Velma. When he went to jail six years ago, Velma, a beautiful redhead, said she d be waiting for him when he came out. Now he's out, and where's Velma? That s what he wants Marlowe to discover. Marlowe gets another case the same night, but an odd coincidence. Or is it a coincidence? A man named Marriott asks him to go along while he buys back some jade stolen by crooks. The trip doesn't turn out so well. Marlowe is slugged, and while he's unconscious, someone murders Marriott. Tracing his late customer's activities leads Marlowe into some peculiar situations. He meets old Mr. Grayle and his voluptuous young wife (Claire Trevor). He also meets Grayle's daughter, Ann. Anne Shirley makes her the only nice, normal person in the whole picture, so it's no wonder he falls in love with her But he still has to find out who killed Marriott, so he plays along with Mrs. Grayle— who plays rough. Through her, he is led to a psychiatrist, is beaten up thoroughly and finally meets "Moose'. Malloy again. Marlowe makes some fancy deductions, and the shooting starts. When it's all over, you'll need hot milk and aspirin to soothe your shattered nerves. — RKO. P. S. This is based on Raymond Chandler's book, which is one of the most widely read of modem detective novels. . . . Locale is Los Angeles and environs, and movie-goers will see shots of the notorious "skid row," glamorous Hollywood, swanky Beverly Hills and beautiful Malibu Beach. . The giant heavyweight wrestler, Mike Mazurki, while still active in the grunt-and-groan profession, has been scoring well as an actor. He won the part of Moose Malloy against three "name" competitors, via a screen test taken the day after he returned from a wrestling tour. TOGETHER AGAIN As light as a powder puff, and as mad as the flower hat upon which the plot hinges, this is a perfect vehicle for Irene Dunne. Playing opposite her is suave Charles Boyer and not-so-suave-but-veryhelpful Charles Coburn. Mona Freeman, Charles Dingle and Adele Jergens complete the roll call. . . , If Anne Crandall (Irene Dunne) nadnt bought that hat, she would still be the mayor of Brookhaven, Vermont. She would still be devoting her time to carrying on in her late husband's footsteps and spoiling her step-daughter, Diana. Anne's husband had been the mayor and central character of the town, and when he died, Anne took over. "But Jonathan wouldnt approve of the way you're wasting your life" her father-in-law (Charles Coburn); tells her. "He'd want you to have fun. Anne has gotten out of the habit of having fun. When the statue of her husband in the village square loses its head m a windstorm, Anne is asked to go to New York and get a sculptor to do another statue. But she is shocked by her fatherin-law's advice "to get a crazy hat and have a good time for yourself." However, she does succumb to a crazy hat, and the rest seems to follow. The hat, consisting of a single rose, is devastatmgly becoming. So much so that the sculptor Corday (Charles Boyer) mistakes her for a model. He takes her out to dinner, and there Anne runs into trouble. She spills wine on her dress, and while she's changing it in the powder room, the night club is raided. The police think Anne is the strip tease artist, and she's tossed into jail. She leaves New York the next day, but the damage has been done. 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