Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Bereamic Awesome Movie

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

JohnHowardReid Late in 1944, when Raymond Chandler's popularity and critical esteem were at their height, RKO seized the opportunity to dust off their song-bought "Farewell, My Lovely" and film it straight. They couldn't resist changing the title to "Murder, My Sweet", but otherwise this is pretty well as authentic as Chandler ever got on the screen. Marlowe, for instance, was sensationally played by Dick Powell who, sick to death of his namby-pamby screen image as a lightweight crooner, talked the studio into re-inventing him as the tough, resilient, cynical private eye - a role that he was to play with minor variations and only one or two exceptions for the rest of his acting career. Powerfully directed by Edward Dmytryk, the movie not only won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery of the Year, but took millions at the box-office. Twelve years later, Chandler himself declared that Dick Powell deserved recognition as the nearest cinematic equivalent of Marlowe and that "Murder, My Sweet" was the best screen adaptation of any of his novels. (Available on a 10/10 Warner DVD).

Claudio Carvalho The private detective Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is hired by the violent and stupid Moose Malloy (Mike Mazurki) to seek out his former girlfriend Velma Valento. Moose spent eight years in prison and lost contact with her. Marlowe goes to the night-club where Velma worked but the owner died years ago; then he visits the widow that tells that she does not know Velma. However Marlowe finds a photo of Velma and the woman says that she is dead. On the next morning, Marlowe is visited in his office by a man called Lindsay Marriott (Douglas Walton) and he offers US$ 100 to Marlowe work as his bodyguard in an isolated area where he will pay an amount to retrieve stolen jewels. However things go wrong and Marriott is killed and Marlowe is hit on the head and faints. Marlowe goes to the police station to report the murder; the detectives ask if he knows a man called Jules Amthor (Otto Kruger) and to stay away from the man. Marlow meets Ann Grayle (Anne Shirley) in his office asking about the murder posing as a reporter. She brings him home and introduces his wealthy old father Leuwen Grayle (Miles Mander) and his young wife Helen Grayle (Claire Trevor) to him. Marlowe learns that a rare and expensive jade necklace was stolen from Helen when she was dancing with Marriott and Leuwen hires him to retrieve the jewel. When Marlowe is leaving the house, he stumbles upon Amthor. Then Moose forces Marlowe to go to Amthor's house and he drugs Marlowe trying to find where the necklace is. When Marlowe succeeds to escape, he starts to think to solve the puzzle. Who might have stolen the jade necklace? What happened with Verna Valento?"Murder, My Sweet" is a complex film-noir with a mysterious detective story. The plot has many details and the viewer must pay attention to them. The plot begins with the private detective Philip Marlowe seeking out a vanished girl; switches to the investigation of a stolen jade necklace; and ends entwining the investigations. The romantic conclusion is entertaining. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Até a Vista, Querida" ("See You Later, Darling")

Ben Larson Produced by the legendary RKO during the golden age of American film noir, Murder, My Sweet remains to this day one of the best adaptations of the adventures of Philip Marlowe.The mythical antihero Raymond Chandler had a slew of excellent adaptations to the big screen including The Big Sleep by Howard Hawks and The Private by Robert Altman. Philip Marlowe has inspired dozens of imitators and one can still find his DNA in the chronic darkness of James Ellroy. Everything is there: the smoky bars populated by exotic dancers, the femme fatale, the weary detective who is constantly beaten up after his hilarious escapades, etc. To this Dmytryk adds a few original touches straight out of German Expressionism. Humphrey Bogart will overshadow him a few years later, but Dick Powell portrays a Philip Marlowe deeply funny, always ready to deliver a good line. A memorable performance, although the actor did not necessarily look the part. Powell is accompanied by excellent supporting characters, including two femmes fatales Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley. In the role "Moose" Malloy, Mike Mazurki intimidates while managing to remain touching. As for Otto Kruger, he plays a deliciously evil villain. Scripted by John Paxton, the film is somewhat watered down compared to the Chandler novel, he nevertheless manages to bring out the very substance without too many sacrifices.Murder, My Sweet is a fine example of film noir.

mark.waltz As America wrapped up its four years of World War, a more cynical Hollywood began putting together films with more serious methods of storytelling, a crisp new formula called "film noir". There had been tidbits of film noir going back to the silent era, and even as early as 1932 with "I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang", Hollywood began telling darker stories with brooding anti-heroes, sexy femme fatals and creepy supporting characters looking in the background. There were a few early examples of the upswing of this genre, but it wasn't until 1944 that the era of Film Noir truly began, exploding with such masterpieces as "Laura", "Double Indemnity", "The Phantom Lady" and this dark look at the world of Philip Marlowe with former musical star Dick Powell in the part, moving on to the third phase of his career, having been more the light-hearted non-singing leading man during the early war years and now much more serious."Murder My Sweet" is actually a remake of one of the "Falcon" films, told much darker here, with Powell initially seen being blindfolded and interrogated by cops for his involvement in murder. The road to discovery is a twisted one, interrupted by hellish nightmares, innocent heroines, a deadly femme fatale and some unforgettable character performances of people you hope never to meet in the dark. Everything exploded for Powell's Marlowe when flashing lights kept a stranger standing behind him moving in and out of his visuals. Mike Mazurki is "Moose", a dumb knucklehead searching for his wife, a man tending towards violent mood swings which he seemingly can't stop himself from having. Powell's search for the missing wife leads him to the drunken hag Esther Howard, and a mysterious phone call which she makes that leads him on to even more deadly encounters.Another client has Powell searching for some missing jewels, but this client soon is found dead with Powell knocked out like a light, being rescued by a mysterious young woman. He later encounters the same woman (Anne Shirley in her last film) pretending to be a reporter and discovers the truth which involves her father and his much younger second wife, the seductive Claire Trevor. Powell's involvement with this convoluted family brings him back in contact with Mazurki and the family's shady lawyer (Otto Kruger) and into a dangerous situation which he fears he may not come alive out of.Tensely directed by the controversial Edward Dmytryk ("Crossfire"), "Murder My Sweet" is the first of the truly dark film noirs, one with so many twists and turns that you fear the plot might crash over the side of the road. But you are glued to find out what is really going on, and this really explodes when Powell has a nightmare of such horrific experiences that you could swear you were in a horror movie. Hitchcock picked up on the power of such dream sequences, utilizing it with equal power in the following year's "Spellbound".All of the performances are exceptional, with Powell's darkness a far cry from the juvenile he played in the "Gold Diggers" series and "42nd Street". Trevor is an exciting vixen, and of course, gets some great lines. Shirley is an appealing young leading lady, and it seems a shame that she didn't continue on, even part time, as a movie actress. She's come along way from "Anne of Green Gables" and "Stella Dallas". The always unforgettable Howard makes the most of her one scene as a wretched woman whose life has fallen into utter despair, yet there's a tenderness about her which makes you want to see more of her. Of the male character performers, Mazurki stands out the most, his gentle child-like mentality being overcome with his brutal nature. Everything about this film will have you entranced, and even if the ending is a slight let-down, everything which comes before makes this stand out as one of the greats in a wonderful genre which has obtained a huge cult audience of its own.