Ah, now this was worthwhile noir. Humpey as Philip Marlowe. Kinda wish Martha Vickers was the lead gal instead of Lauren Bacall.
After a good solid hour of sleuthing, the case is wrapped up, but that nagging hint of a side story now comes to the fore. There are several more twists to bring us to a grand conclusion. This is thrill a minute stuff, a deserved classic.
Oh, and one thing I noticed in the first hour was how all extras and bit part actresses in the 1940's were very pretty, like the librarian, the girl in the book shop, heck even the taxi driver. I guess they knew what sells movies.
post script. I suspect Netflix provide the '44 version for streaming, not the '46 remix. I'll have to get the DVD to see both versions and decide. I could stand to watch it again, just not tonight.
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