A Few Words About A few words about...™ Murder, My Sweet -- in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

It's a special treat to see an RKO logo in HD, no less, HD up-rezzed to 4k

It's even nicer, when the film is of the importance of Edward Dmytryk's Murder, My Sweet, a superb noir drama, starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley and Otto Kruger.

The film is a bona fide classic.

And since the WB Archive Collection is taking second place to no one at this time -- yes, it looks as if it could be a Sony release -- that makes it a must own.

Superb black & white cinematography, that literally glows.  Harry J. Wild may not be a name at the tip of everyone's tongue, but his work is superb.  He shot additional scenes for both Citizen Kane, as well as The Magnificent Ambersons.  His CV is long, and worth checking out.

Blacks are rich and creamy, with superb shadow detail.  Grain is perfect.  Resolution wonderful.

A great cinema classic, that should be in every serious collection.

Kudos to Warner Archive for another superb release!

Image - 5

Audio - 5

4k Up-rez - 5 - Beautiful

Pass / Fail - Pass

Highly Recommended

RAH

Great stuff! Thinking about it, I've mostly seen this film in late night BBC 2 showings, the same old flat transfer of a so-so print, it didn't matter, the film cuts through all that. Really looking forward to seeing this.

Always a favorite with Moose and Velma as I'm looking forward to having my Blu-ray of it in about two weeks or so.

RAH is not the only person who admires the work of Harry Wild. Jane Russell did too. So much so that when she went over to 20th Century Fox to make Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, she took Harry Wild with her. Jane always used to say that she wondered what Marilyn Monroe must have thought about co-starring with an actress from another studio who brings her own cinematographer with her!


I will of course be buying this Blu-ray disc.

I've had it ordered and now my anticipation is through the roof.

Now if only the wonderful Mitchum version Farewell, My Lovely (1975) would come out...

notmicro said:

Now if only the wonderful Mitchum version Farewell, My Lovely (1975) would come out...

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They're both terrific movies, and I, too, hope the Mitchum version gets a Blu-ray release.

Don't recall if I mentioned it, but especially in projection, Murder, My Sweet, looks very much like a nitrate 35mm print.


RAH

Robert Harris said:

Don't recall if I mentioned it, but especially in projection, Murder, My Sweet, looks very much like a nitrate 35mm print.


RAH

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Wow!

notmicro said:

Now if only the wonderful Mitchum version Farewell, My Lovely (1975) would come out...

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Not looking good....Shout Factory is releasing Farewell, My Lovely on November 15th....ON DVD ONLY


https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-crime/farewell-my-lovely

How did I not know this was coming out? Murder, My Sweet is one of my all-time favorite noirs. Ordered!

notmicro said:

Now if only the wonderful Mitchum version Farewell, My Lovely (1975) would come out...

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Good film even with Mitchum being too old to play Marlowe.

ShellOilJunior said:

Good film even with Mitchum being too old to play Marlowe.

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His convincing and memorable performance would seem evidence that he was *not* too old, irrespective of his actual age.

Robert Harris said:

Don't recall if I mentioned it, but especially in projection, Murder, My Sweet, looks very much like a nitrate 35mm print.


RAH

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Such words=Must buy...... I can't wait until this disc is in my hands

RMajidi said:

His convincing and memorable performance would seem evidence that he was *not* too old, irrespective of his actual age.

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Agree about Mitchum. I would place Dick Powell third after Bogie and Mitchum.

Keith Cobby said:

Agree about Mitchum. I would place Dick Powell third after Bogie and Mitchum.

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Dick Powell first for me. He's the closest to who I imagine when I read the books. Bogie is great as always, but more Sam Spade than Marlowe.

Matt Hough said:

They're both terrific movies, and I, too, hope the Mitchum version gets a Blu-ray release.

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I worked with the cinematographer of that film, John Alonzo. He was a real professional and a real great guy to work with.

I don't know who I'd place first as Marlowe as it really seems to depend on whom I'm watching at the time .. they all seem to slip so naturally into the role.

I have a particular soft spot though for Dick Powell as it's such a transformation for him after being typecast as the juvenile musical character in '42nd Street' etc .. love that scene at the close of '42nd Street' where he's up close to the glorious blonde girl who just happened at the time to be Busby Berkeley's current squeeze!

Robert Mitchum had his own special gravitas in the role (just as he did years later in 'Dead Man') and as for Humphrey .. though he brought vestiges of Sam Spade with him, those weren't bad vestiges to be trailing around....

1. James Garner - Marlowe
2. Dick Powell -MMS
3. Bogart - TBS
4. Mitchum - FML
5. Robert Montgomery - The Lady in the Lake
6. Elliot Gould - The Long Goodbye
7. George Montgomery - The Brasher Dubloon

I have not seen Lloyd Nolan in A Time to Kill which was a Michael Shayne picture, but was (like Brasher) based on "The High Window". I have also never seen James Caan, Phillip Carey or Powers Booth on TV.

Not trying to start a debate, just my personal preferences.

I'd forgotten about James Garner, I'm not sure that I've seen it, funny, as The Little Sister was the first Marlowe book I read. I made a point of seeing The Lady In The Lake when it was on TV (in the days when TV used to show old films like that), the film is shot first person where the camera is the main character, as I remember, you only see Marlowe once, when he looks in a mirror. Very unusual, but probably the only interesting thing about this film (& it's my least favourite of the books). I've tried to like The Long Goodbye, but I just find Elliot Gould so annoying. I've never seen The Brasher Dubloon, The High Window is a big favourite (third after, The Big Sleep & Farewell My Lovely). I'm going to have to start reading them all again.