Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandlerliterary work· published 1940
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This is one of Chandler’s most famous crime novels featuring the detective Philip Marlowe, who’s about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves, another murder, a fortune-teller, a couple more murders, and more corruption than your average graveyard.
Adaptations (3)
Farewell, My Lovely has been adapted into 3 films, from 1942 to 1975.
The Falcon Takes Over1942 · film · 65 min · dir. Irving Reis · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.
Farewell, My Lovely1975 · film · 95 min · dir. Dick Richards · IMDb ↗Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.
