MURDER, MY SWEET

Special Features: Intro by film historian Foster Hirsch on Oct. 10

This film marked the transition of actor Dick Powell from romantic musical lead to film noir tough guy. Playing Raymond Chandler’s detective and knight-errant Philip Marlowe, he searches for a singer named Velma and finds himself caught up in a tangled web of blackmail and murder. Along the way, he becomes involved with a wealthy man’s unscrupulous gold-digging wife (Claire Trevor) and the stepdaughter who despises her (Anne Shirley). Mike Mazurki gives a standout performance as the mentally challenged, physically powerful ex-con Moose Malloy, who hires Marlowe to find Velma. (Note courtesy of Noir City.) DIR Edward Dmytryk; SCR John Paxton, from the novel “Farewell, My Lovely” by Raymond Chandler; PROD Adrian Scott. U.S., 1944, b&w, 95 min. NOT RATED

Run Time: 95 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, October 10, 2025

Genre: Film noir

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