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Murder, My Sweet (1944)

★ 7.5Approved95 minDirector: Edward Dmytryk

1944 film directed by Edward Dmytryk

Murder, My Sweet (released as Farewell, My Lovely in the United Kingdom) is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley (in her final film before retirement). The film is based on Raymond Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely. It was the first film to feature Chandler's primary character, the hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe.

Murder, My Sweet is, along with Double Indemnity (released five months prior), one of the first noir films, and a key influence in the development of the genre.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Murder, My Sweet about?
Murder, My Sweet (1944) — This adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', renamed for the U.S. market to prevent audiences mistaking it for a musical (for which Powell was already famous) has private eye Philip Marlowe "hired" (almost at the point of forcible servitude) by the menacin
Is Murder, My Sweet based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Murder, My Sweet scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.