Search results

I tend to give Mitchum the nod for being best but that is because I think his Farewell, My Lovely was overall the best film adapation of Chandl'er's novel. Of course, he was also in tha awful production of The Big Sleep which was set in England rather than LA. But I also agree with Douglas that...

I agree. Marlowe is a more interesting character than Spade. But then I also prefer Chandler's books to Hammett's. The more interesting question is which portrayal of Marlowe does one prefer: Bogart's in 'he Big Sleep or Powell's in Murder, My Sweet or Mitchum's in Farewell, My Lovely or Gould's...

In chronological order: The Roaring Twenties High Sierra Casablanca To Have and Have Not The Big Sleep Dark Passage The Treasure of the Sierra Madre In a Lonely Place The African Queen Sabrina

Cagney probably takes the cake for versatility. He could even sing and dance along with playing a heavy or a hero.:)

I can easily believe that story. If one reads the Maltese Falcon they'll find that the dialogue is virtually the same as in the move. Leastways, that is my recollection from reading the book about 15 years ago. The major difference between the book and the movie is that in the book the Peter...

Everytime now that I try to watch The Maltese Falcon I fall asleep during it. Usually shortly after the Fat Man makes his appearance. There are some very classic scenes that I love in that film, but it is not one I have found overall to be all that enjoyable to watch. It is interesting how...