Description: Philip Marlowe (/ˈmɑːrloʊ/) is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959). Marlowe first appeared under that name in The Big Sleep, published in 1939. Chandler’s early short stories were published in pulp magazines. Some of those short stories were later combined and expanded into novels. These novels were then adapted to films, radio and television. After Chandler’s passing, some of these adaptations were completed by other authors, such as Robert B. Parker. note: Clicking on the authors names above will display their full filmographies.
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The Falcon Takes Over
( 1942 )
The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.
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Time to Kill
( 1943 )
Private dick Mike Shayne is hired by wealthy Mrs. Murdock to retrieve a stolen rare coin she is convinced her daughter-in-law has stolen. Shayne uncovers a gang of counterfeiters and a surfeit of coins as he stumbles his way into and out of evidence and gangsters, and romance.
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Murder, My Sweet
( 1945 )
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
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The Big Sleep
( 1946 )
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail--and what might be love.
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Lady in the Lake
( 1947 )
The female editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.
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The Brasher Doubloon
( 1947 )
Detective Philip Marlowe encounters a variety of characters while checking on why Leslie Murdock stole a rare doubloon from his mother.
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Marlowe
( 1969 )
A young woman from Kansas hires LA private detective Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother.
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The Long Goodbye
( 1973 )
Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder. He also is hired by Eileen Wade to locate her dipsomaniac husband Roger, who frequently disappears when he wants to dry out.
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Farewell, My Lovely
( 1975 )
Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
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The Big Sleep
( 1978 )
A grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail-turned-murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer, and a gangster.
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Poodle Springs
( 1998 )
An aging Phillip Marlowe gets mixed up with blackmail and murder amongst the elite social set in 1963.
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Smart Philip
( 2003 )
Inspired by the stories of the American writer Raymond Chandler, the classical hero is private detective Phil Marlowe, a romantic cowboy, who takes the law into his own hands in the rough prairie of a large city. He is honest, skeptical and hardworking. He toils away on the cases that he solves after numerous mistakes, while often being tormented and beaten up by crim...Read all
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TV Show:
Climax!
( 1954 )
Climax! is an anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958.
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Philip Marlowe
( 1959 )
Philip Marlowe was a 1959-1960 half-hour ABC crime series, featuring Philip Carey as Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled private detective.
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Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
( 1983 )
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye was a drama/mystery series that aired on HBO from 1983-1986. Set in Los Angeles during the 1930's, the series follows the cases of private detective, Philip Marlowe.
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Fallen Angels
( 1993 )
Fallen Angels is a neo-noir anthology television series set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of president John F. Kennedy.
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Piglet : Just saw a highlight of this new drama. Looks like it could be worth watching.