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Based on Chandler’s The High Window, the film follows famed private detective Philip Marlowe (George Montgomery), who’s hired by sharp-tongued dowager Elizabeth Murdoch (Florence Bates) to find a valuable stolen coin, which, of course, leads to revelations of blackmail and murder.
Philip Marlowe is hired when a rare doubloon is stolen, and he soon discovers that it is being used for blackmail purposes. Marlowe's involvement has him encounter a girl who goes into hysterics when touched by a man; a domineering mother; three corpses; a couple of scuffles in which he gets his clock cleaned; a secretary who killed her boss ...
Feb 6, 2016 · Unfortunately, the casting of Montgomery as Marlowe is the weak link in this film. He’s not a bad actor, and is generally likable, but Montgomery’s portrayal of Marlowe lacks the hard-boiled edge of a noir protagonist.
Philip Marlowe is hired to find the Brasher doubloon, a valuable gold coin stolen from its owner. Marlowe trails the owner's daughter in law, thinking she stole the coin. Marlowe's path leads him into a web of murder and blackmail.
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A 1787 Brasher Doubloon, the same type featured in The High Window Merle arrives at Marlowe's apartment having a nervous breakdown. She claims to have shot Vannier, although her story doesn’t make sense.
- Raymond Chandler
- 1942
The Brasher Doubloon is a rare American doubloon of eight escudos worth sixteen dollars, privately minted in and after 1787. History. In 1787, Ephraim Brasher, [1] a goldsmith and silversmith, submitted a petition to the State of New York to mint copper coins.
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The Brasher Doubloon is a 1947 film noir directed by John Brahm, featuring George Montgomery as private investigator Philip Marlowe. The plot revolves around Marlowe's investigation into a missing rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, which leads him into a web of murder and deception.
