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Harper interviews Allan Taggert, Sampson's private pilot, and his flirtatious daughter Miranda. An old photo of a glamorous starlet in Sampson's bungalow leads Harper to Fay Estabrook, now an aging alcoholic. Harper gets her drunk to see if she is connected to Sampson's disappearance.
Harper: Directed by Jack Smight. With Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill. Cool private investigator Lew Harper is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.
- (11K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Jack Smight
- 1966-03-30
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
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- Gershwin-Kastner, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Jack Smight
Women are addressed as “dumpling” (please do not try this at home) and men are addressed as “old stick.” The guru (Strother Martin) sequence is so appalling in filming, concept and acting that it’s unintentionally hilarious.
With Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill. Cool private investigator Lew Harper is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.
Harper (1966) stars Paul Newman as Lew Harper, a private detective investigating the disappearance of a wealthy California heiress. Directed by Jack Smight, the film follows Harper as he navigates a web of deception, lies, and betrayals, encountering a variety of eccentrics and shady characters along the way.
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William Goldman. Screenplay. Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
