Handlung
Privatdetektiv Philip Marlowe sucht im Auftrag eines ehemaligen Häftlings dessen Geliebte Velma, die spurlos verschwunden ist. Dabei wird er in einen Fall von Raub, Erpressung und Mord verwickelt. Drahtzieherin ist eine geheimnisvolle und verführerische Frau, die Marlowe zu ihrem Komplizen macht und für ihre blutigen Pläne einspannt…
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Besetzung
Dick Powell
Philip Marlowe
Claire Trevor
Helen Grayle
Anne Shirley
Ann Grayle
Otto Kruger
Jules Amthor
Mike Mazurki
Joe "Moose" Malloy
Miles Mander
Leuwen Grayle
Douglas Walton
Lindsay Marriott
Donald Douglas
Police Lt. Randall
Ralf Harolde
Dr. Sonderborg
Esther Howard
Jesse Florian
Ernie Adams
Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Bernice Ahi
Dancer at the "Cocoanut Beach Club" (uncredited)
George Anderson
Detective (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Dr. Sonderborg's Assistant (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Police Clerk (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Detective (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Club Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Man (uncredited)
Bill Hamilton
Man (uncredited)
Paul Hilton
Boy Getting Laundry (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Amthor's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Daun Kennedy
Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul Phillips
Detective Nulty (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
New Boss at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Shimen Ruskin
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Grayle's Butler (uncredited)
