"Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. His first short story, ""Blackmailers Don't Shoot"", was published in 1933 in ""Black Mask,"" a popular pulp magazine. His first novel, ""The Big Sleep"", was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published seven novels during his lifetime (an eighth, in progress at the time of his death, was completed by Robert B."
"postwar boom and decadence. Chandler was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. ""The Blue Dahlia"" was dramatized as a half-hour radio play on the April 21, 1949 broadcast of ""The Screen Guild Theater"", starring Lake and Ladd in their original film roles. The movie was also adapted into a stage play in 1989. Houseman's narrative of the film's creation was dramatized for BBC Radio by Ray Connolly in 2009. The Blue Dahlia The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American crime film and film noir, directed by George Marshall based on an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler. The"
"with Billy Wilder; the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. It was the first of seven scripts Chandler wrote, although two of them were unused. In 1959 Chandler died of pneumonia, brought on by alcoholism. In the aftermath of his death, many of his unpublished writings—including letters, literary criticism and prose and poetry—were released. His biographer Tom Williams considers that Chandler's name has become ""a touchstone for crime writing, representing not just excellent fiction, but also a type of writing that is at once powerful and beautiful."" ""The Rose Leaf Romance"" and ""Organ Music"" are"
"Sternberg. Released the month before Lang's ""M"", ""City Streets"" has a claim to being the first major film noir; both its style and story had many noir characteristics. Raymond Chandler, who debuted as a novelist with ""The Big Sleep"" in 1939, soon became the most famous author of the hardboiled school. Not only were Chandler's novels turned into major noirs—""Murder, My Sweet"" (1944; adapted from ""Farewell, My Lovely""), ""The Big Sleep"" (1946), and ""Lady in the Lake"" (1947)—he was an important screenwriter in the genre as well, producing the scripts for ""Double Indemnity"", ""The Blue Dahlia"" (1946), and ""Strangers on"
"film was filmed entirely from Marlowe's viewpoint. The audience sees only what he does. Montgomery only appears on camera a few times, once in a mirror reflection. Another Chandler novel ""The High Window"" was made into the film ""The Brasher Doubloon"" (also 1947) starring George Montgomery. This was essentially a remake of ""Time to Kill"" (1942), a Michael Shayne adventure starring Lloyd Nolan. Chandler also wrote an original screenplay for ""The Blue Dahlia"" (1946) starring Alan Ladd. ""The Glass Key"" (1942), also starring Ladd, was the second film adaptation of Hammett's novel. Another standout film of this period is ""Out"
"Based on Raymond Chandler’s First Detective Marlowe novel, The Big Sleep 1946 with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, demonstrates the two romantic thriller elements of adventure and dual worlds. The main heroes are brought together in an attempt to save Bacall’s younger sister Vickers. The main adventure sleuth plot has the characters traveling both together and separately. In a common theme, they are from different social worlds, and wouldn’t usually mix. Romance between the two seems hopeless. Parallel to the adventure story unfolding, the romance travels its own labyrinth of truth and deception, to finally overcome issues of mistrust. The"
"as complex as the novel, but it makes good use of its snappy dialogue and has vividly grotesque characterizations to go along with the dark mood it sets. Fritz Kortner stands out in his villainous role, which he plays like Peter Lorre would; while Florence Bates is charmingly acerbic in her creepy role as a bitter old hag."" The Brasher Doubloon The Brasher Doubloon (known in the UK as The High Window) is a 1947 crime film noir directed by John Brahm and based on the novel ""The High Window"" by Raymond Chandler. The film features George Montgomery, Nancy Guild"
"The Blue Dahlia The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American crime film and film noir, directed by George Marshall based on an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler. The film marks the third pairing of stars Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. It was Chandler's first original screenplay. Three discharged United States Navy aviators Johnny Morrison, Buzz Wanchek and George Copeland arrive in Hollywood, California. All three flew together in the same flight crew in the South Pacific. Buzz has shell shock and a metal plate in his head, above his ear. While George and Buzz get an apartment together, Johnny surprises"
"November 26, 1946. Gene Kelly played Ned Beaumont in the adaptation. The Glass Key (1942 film) The Glass Key is a 1942 American crime drama film and film noir directed by Stuart Heisler and based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. An earlier film version had been released in 1935. Crooked political boss Paul Madvig is determined to back reform candidate, Ralph Henry, for governor after falling in love with Ralph's daughter, Janet. Paul's right-hand man, Ed Beaumont, believes the move is a big mistake and rightly distrusts Janet's motives. She is only playing along at"
"became the basis for three movie versions adapted by other screenwriters, including the 1944 film ""Murder My Sweet"", which marked the screen debut of the Marlowe character, played by Dick Powell (whose depiction of Marlowe Chandler reportedly applauded). Literary success and film adaptations led to a demand for Chandler himself as a screenwriter. He and Billy Wilder co-wrote ""Double Indemnity"" (1944), based on James M. Cain's novel of the same title. The noir screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award. Said Wilder, ""I would just guide the structure and I would also do a lot of the dialogue, and he"
"Crime of the Century (1946 film) Crime of the Century is a 1946 American crime drama directed by Philip Ford. Hank Rogers is released from prison after serving time for a minor crime. He arranges to meet his brother Jim, a newspaper reporter, in a bar, where Hank is distracted by attractive Audrey Brandon. His brother doesn't show up, and at Jim's apartment, Audrey drugs his drink, rendering Hank unconscious. With his brother missing, Hank tracks him to the mansion of a wealthy industrialist, whose daughter Margaret Waldham eyes him suspiciously. Hank ultimately finds that the industrialist is dead, but"
"story was updated for the 1969 film ""Marlowe,"" starring James Garner as detective Philip Marlowe. The novel was adapted for radio by Bill Morrison, directed by John Tydeman, and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 5 December 1977, starring Ed Bishop as Marlowe. Another adaptation by Stephen Wyatt, directed by Claire Grove, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 15 October 2011, starring Toby Stephens as Marlowe. The Little Sister The Little Sister is a 1949 novel by Raymond Chandler, his fifth featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. The story is set in Los Angeles in the late 1940s. The"
"The Chamber (1996 film) The Chamber is a 1996 crime thriller film based on John Grisham's novel of the same name. The film was directed by James Foley and stars Gene Hackman and Chris O'Donnell. In April 1967, the office of Marvin Kramer, a Jewish civil rights lawyer in Indianola, Mississippi, is bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, killing Kramer's five-year-old twin boys and leading to the amputation of Kramer's legs and his later suicide. Klansman Sam Cayhall (Hackman) is tried for murder in the bombing, and is eventually convicted and sentenced to die in the gas chamber at the"
"deal with coin collectors and a pool room fight in addition to spending a night in jail. The French Key The French Key is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Walter Colmes and written by Frank Gruber. The film stars Albert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn Ankers, John Eldredge, Frank Fenton and Selmer Jackson. The film was released on May 18, 1946, by Republic Pictures. ""The French Key"" is an adaptation of Gruber's novel of the same title, one of more than a dozen in a series featuring detective Johnny Fletcher. In this film Fletcher and his partner return to"
"admits he also secretly longs to return, but can't until his conscience is clear from some money he stole from the safe of a former client. They make a pact to leave together on the dawn bus after they have returned the money. However, on re-entering the man's home, they discover he has been murdered. They have until dawn to track down the killer before the police are called and Quinn will be blamed for the crime. The novel was adapted in 1946 into a RKO Pictures movie directed by Harold Clurman in his only on-screen directing credit. However, the"
"The Killers (1946 film) The Killers (also known as A Man Alone) is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Burt Lancaster in his film debut, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene. The film also features William Conrad in his first credited role, as one of the killers referred to in the title. An uncredited John Huston and Richard Brooks co-wrote the screenplay, which was credited to Anthony Veiller. In 2008, ""The Killers"" was selected for preservation in the"
"directed. Robert Mitchum played Marlowe for the first time in ""Farewell, My Lovely"" (1975), perhaps the most faithful adaptation of this often-filmed book. The obscure ""Chandler"" (1972) is set in the 1940s but has nothing to do with Raymond Chandler's writings. The television film ""Goodnight, My Love"" (1972) with Richard Boone and two short-lived TV series, ""Banyon"" (1972–73) and ""City of Angels"" (1976) were also set in the 1930s and pay tribute to the Sam Spade/Philip Marlowe model. And the television film ""Who Is the Black Dahlia?"" (1975) recreates the true unsolved murder case from 1947. Agatha Christie's elegant ""Murder"
"around technology-induced memory loss. Period-piece L.A. police detective stories set in the 1940s and '50s returned — with a harder edge and occasional parallels to contemporary issues — in ""Mulholland Falls"" (1996), and ""L.A. Confidential"" (1997) which was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won two. Both ""True Confessions"" (1981) and De Palma's ""The Black Dahlia"" (2006) are based on an actual unsolved Hollywood murder case from 1947. ""Hollywoodland"" (2006) explores the mysterious 1959 death of actor George Reeves, who is portrayed by Ben Affleck. Raymond Chandler's final unfinished novel, ""Poodle Springs"", from 1958, was completed by another author and"
"the novel have been made, as well: The High Window The High Window is a 1942 novel written by Raymond Chandler. It is his third novel featuring the Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe. Private investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy widow Elizabeth Bright Murdock to recover a missing Brasher Doubloon, a rare and valuable coin. Mrs. Murdock suspects it was stolen by her son's estranged wife, Linda Conquest, a former singer. Returning to his office, Marlowe is followed by a blond man in a coupe. Mrs. Murdock's son Leslie Murdock visits Marlowe and tries to learn why his"
"confesses but remains defiant; but in the midst of her performance she is shot by Lagardie, who then kills himself. Just before the police arrives, Marlowe quietly leaves and drives away into the night. The staff at ""Variety"" magazine gave the film a mixed review and wrote, Critic Roger Ebert criticized parts of the film in his review, writing, Marlowe (film) Marlowe is a 1969 American neo-noir film starring James Garner as Raymond Chandler's private detective Philip Marlowe. Directed by Paul Bogart, the film was written by Stirling Silliphant based on Chandler's 1949 novel ""The Little Sister"". The supporting cast"
"The Little Sister The Little Sister is a 1949 novel by Raymond Chandler, his fifth featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. The story is set in Los Angeles in the late 1940s. The novel centres on the younger sister of a Hollywood starlet and has several scenes involving the film industry. It was partly inspired by Chandler's experience working as a screenwriter in Hollywood and his low opinion of the industry and most of the people in it. The book was first published in the UK in June 1949; it was released in the United States three months later. Mousy"
"Lady in the Lake Lady in the Lake is a 1947 American film noir that marked the directorial debut of Robert Montgomery, who also stars in the film. The picture also features Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. The murder mystery was an adaptation of the 1943 Raymond Chandler novel ""The Lady in the Lake"". The film was Montgomery's last for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, after eighteen years with the studio. Montgomery's ambition was to create a cinematic version of the first-person narrative style of Chandler's Philip Marlowe novels. With the exception of a couple of times when"
"(Chandler) would then comprehend and start constructing too."" Wilder acknowledged that the dialogue which makes the film so memorable was largely Chandler's. Chandler's only produced original screenplay was ""The Blue Dahlia"" (1946). He had not written a denouement for the script and, according to producer John Houseman, Chandler agreed to complete the script only if drunk, which Houseman agreed to. The script gained Chandler's second Academy Award nomination for screenplay. Chandler collaborated on the screenplay of Alfred Hitchcock's ""Strangers on a Train"" (1951), an ironic murder story based on Patricia Highsmith's novel, which he thought implausible. Chandler clashed with Hitchcock"
"critics, he was, for the most part, relegated to B pictures. Despite this, Nolan co-starred with a number of well-known actresses, among them Mae West, Dorothy McGuire, and former Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Gladys Swarthout. Under contract to Paramount and 20th Century Fox studios, he essayed starring roles in the late '30s and early-to-mid '40s and appeared as the title character in the Michael Shayne detective series. Raymond Chandler's novel ""The High Window"" was adapted from a Philip Marlowe adventure for the seventh film in the Michael Shayne series, ""Time to Kill"" (1942); the film was remade five years later as"
"Chandler (film) Chandler (also known as ""Open Shadow"") is a 1971 neo noir film directed by Paul Magwood and based on a story of his own creation. The film stars Warren Oates as a man with the single name of Chandler: ""as in Raymond,"" he says at one point. It co-stars Leslie Caron, married at the time to the film's producer, Michael Laughlin. Cameo roles feature Gloria Grahame and Scatman Crothers. In a deliberate throwback to 1940s films noir, a former private eye from that period, Chandler, takes up his old work again, and finds himself constantly driving old cars."
"the conclusion that one of them had to die to give the other some rest. And just like in the actual Snyder case, the modus operandi is poisoned wine. Double Indemnity (novel) Double Indemnity is a 1943 crime novel, written by American journalist-turned-novelist James M. Cain. It was first published in serial form in ""Liberty"" magazine in 1936 and then was one of ""three long short tales"" in the collection ""Three of a Kind"". The novel later served as the basis for the film of the same name in 1944, adapted for the screen by the novelist Raymond Chandler and"
"Europe, then years later in America. Scenes from ""The Killers"" were used in the Carl Reiner film noir spoof ""Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"" (1982). starring Steve Martin. ""Seven"" screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker has written a screenplay for a new adaptation of ""The Killers"". The Killers (1946 film) The Killers (also known as A Man Alone) is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Burt Lancaster in his film debut, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene. The film also"
"The French Key The French Key is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Walter Colmes and written by Frank Gruber. The film stars Albert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn Ankers, John Eldredge, Frank Fenton and Selmer Jackson. The film was released on May 18, 1946, by Republic Pictures. ""The French Key"" is an adaptation of Gruber's novel of the same title, one of more than a dozen in a series featuring detective Johnny Fletcher. In this film Fletcher and his partner return to their hotel room and find a corpse clutching a gold coin. Attempting to solve the case, they"
"The High Window The High Window is a 1942 novel written by Raymond Chandler. It is his third novel featuring the Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe. Private investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy widow Elizabeth Bright Murdock to recover a missing Brasher Doubloon, a rare and valuable coin. Mrs. Murdock suspects it was stolen by her son's estranged wife, Linda Conquest, a former singer. Returning to his office, Marlowe is followed by a blond man in a coupe. Mrs. Murdock's son Leslie Murdock visits Marlowe and tries to learn why his mother hired him. Murdock reveals that he"
"being kept on ice by Margaret and her cronies, who also have made Jim their prisoner. Hank rescues his brother with Audrey's help, whereupon Jim jokingly invites him to meet again later at the same bar. Crime of the Century (1946 film) Crime of the Century is a 1946 American crime drama directed by Philip Ford. Hank Rogers is released from prison after serving time for a minor crime. He arranges to meet his brother Jim, a newspaper reporter, in a bar, where Hank is distracted by attractive Audrey Brandon. His brother doesn't show up, and at Jim's apartment, Audrey"
"He starred in a few low-budget westerns in the 1930s, but was more often cast as the leading man's partner, or saddle pal, or a sheriff or army officer. With the advent of television Chandler began making appearance on numerous series, often in Westerns such as ""The Lone Ranger"", ""The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"", ""Lawman"", ""Have Gun – Will Travel"", ""Rawhide"", ""Maverick"", ""Cheyenne"", and ""Gunsmoke"". He continued acting on TV and in films through 1966, retiring comfortably due to his holdings in both residential and commercial properties. He died in Los Angeles of heart disease in 1972, aged 73."
"though more than 40 years after."" For Them That Trespass For Them That Trespass is a 1949 British crime film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett and Stephen Murray. It is an adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same name by Ernest Raymond Promising writer Christopher Drew conceals his relationship with a murdered woman in order to protect his career, even though this results in an innocent man going to prison for the killing. The upper-class Drew decides he needs some first-hand experience to invigorate his work, so he explores the seedier areas of town"
"Chandler, it features one of Bogart's most famous characters, but in iconoclastic fashion: Philip Marlowe, the prototypical hardboiled detective, is replayed as a hapless misfit, almost laughably out of touch with contemporary mores and morality. Where Altman's subversion of the film noir mythos was so irreverent as to outrage some contemporary critics, around the same time Woody Allen was paying affectionate, at points idolatrous homage to the classic mode with ""Play It Again, Sam"" (1972). The ""blaxploitation"" film ""Shaft"" (1971), wherein Richard Roundtree plays the titular African-American private eye, John Shaft, takes conventions from classic noir. The most acclaimed of"